®Planning appeal decision
Land West of New Manor Farm, Emley Lane, Hinton Martell, Dorset, BH21 7HE
erection of 2 no. dwellings and associated parking
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rose C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing, with particular regard to the local development strategy
- whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Hinton Martell Conservation Area and conserve or enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cranborne Chase National Landscape
- the effect on nationally and internationally protected sites
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a four-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance in paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework, which, combined with the absence of harm to the Green Belt, Conservation Area or National Landscape and the benefits of housing delivery, outweighed the conflict with the development plan.
The modest harm from the location's conflict with the environmental objective of reducing the need to travel was outweighed by the significant benefits of contributing to housing supply and enhancing the Conservation Area character, applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework due to the Council's inability to demonstrate a four-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11, 83, 149, 176, 205
Plan policies cited: Policy KS2, Policy KS11, Policy HE1, Policy HE3
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.