Sturminster Marshall Golf Club, Moor Lane, Sturminster Marshall, Wimborne, BH21 4BD

Planning appeal 3325123 at Sturminster Marshall Golf Club, Moor Lane, Sturminster Marshall, Wimborne, BH21 4BD (Dorset) was dismissed on 5 March 2024 by Inspector Reeves K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it.

a 2 storey extension to form enlarged restaurant and function room

Authority: Dorset
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Reeves K
Postcode: BH21 4BD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
if the proposed development would be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposed development

What decided it

The cumulative scale and massing of the proposed extension, when taken with existing extensions, would comprise disproportionate additions over and above the size of the original building and would cause considerable harm to the openness of the Green Belt, which cannot be justified by the other considerations advanced.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy KS3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154

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