®Planning appeal decision
Little Thatch, Tarrant Keyneston, BLANDFORD FORUM, Dorset, DT11 9JG
erect dwelling and modifications to existing access
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Reeves K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for new residential development having regard to the development plan and access to local services and facilities
What decided it
The appeal site's poor accessibility to local services and facilities and its unsuitability as a location for residential development under the development plan policies, which outweighs the modest housing and economic benefits even under the tilted balance test.
The adverse impacts of the unsuitable location for residential development significantly and demonstrably outweighed the scheme's benefits (one additional dwelling, modest economic and social contributions, and limited biodiversity gain) when assessed against the policies of the Framework as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 20, Policy 6, Policy 1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.