®Planning appeal decision
Land east of A350/Lower Blandford Road, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 0BG
erection of up to 7 dwellings with associated highway and drainage infrastructure and landscaping (outline application to determin e access only)
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including on the separation between the settlements of Shaftesbury and Cann
What decided it
The proposal would not harm the character and appearance of the area or the separation between settlements, and accords with the development plan taken as a whole.
The proposal accords with the development plan and no other considerations indicate the decision should be taken otherwise than in accordance with the plan; the housing land supply matter is not determinative.
Plan policies cited: Policy 4 of the North Dorset Local Plan Part 1 (2016), Policy SGF11 of the Shaftesbury Neighbourhood Plan (2021), Policy 1.9 of the North Dorset District-Wide Local Plan (2003)
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.