®Planning appeal decision
Land West of New Manor Farm, Emley Lane, Hinton Martell, Dorset, BH21 7HE
Planning appeal 3322363 at Land West of New Manor Farm, Emley Lane, Hinton Martell, Dorset, BH21 7HE (Dorset) was allowed on 2 February 2024 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing, with particular regard to the local development strategy.
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
- Postcode
- BH21 7HE
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy KS2Policy KS11Policy HE1Policy HE3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 149Paragraph 176Paragraph 205
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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