Planning appeal decision
59 Wayside Road, St. Leonards, Ringwood, Dorset, BH24 2SJ
Planning appeal 3325553 at 59 Wayside Road, St. Leonards, Ringwood, Dorset, BH24 2SJ (Dorset) was allowed on 23 January 2024 by Inspector Sutton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
Erect Pole Barn for Equestrian Use (Retrospective )
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sutton A
- Postcode
- BH24 2SJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- The effect on the integrity of protected habitats
What decided it
The barn qualifies as an appropriate facility for outdoor recreation in connection with the existing equine use, satisfying the exception in NPPF paragraph 154(b) and causing no harm to Green Belt openness or purposes.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy KS3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
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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