Land At E 378776 N 119064 , Salisbury Street, Marnhull, Dorset, DT10 1HW

up to 67 dwellings. This

Authority: Dorset
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Bale M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is in an appropriate location with regard to local planning policy controlling the location of development and accessibility
Whether surface water can be adequately controlled and the effect of the development on flood risk
Whether there are any other material considerations that might indicate otherwise that the development should be permitted, with particular regard to the supply of housing land

What decided it

The shortfall in the Council's five-year housing land supply engaged the NPPF paragraph 11(d) tilted balance, and the substantial benefits of housing and affordable housing delivery were found to outweigh the identified harms.

The substantial benefits of housing delivery, including a significant affordable housing contribution, outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm, limited character and agricultural land harm, and conflict with the settlement strategy, such that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under NPPF paragraph 11(d)

Framework references: 11, 226

Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 6, Policy 20, Policy 3, Policy 13

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What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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