Little Thatch, Tarrant Keyneston, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 9JG

Planning appeal 3321985 at Little Thatch, Tarrant Keyneston, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 9JG (Dorset) was dismissed on 8 December 2023 by Inspector Reeves K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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Authority: Dorset
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Reeves K
Postcode: DT11 9JG

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 2Policy 20Policy 6Policy 1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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