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Dismissed28 March 20243326921

Melrose, Water Lane, Winterborne Houghton, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 0PE

Planning appeal 3326921 at Melrose, Water Lane, Winterborne Houghton, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 0PE (Dorset) was dismissed on 28 March 2024 by Inspector Reeves K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the landscape and scenic beauty of the Dorset AONB and the setting of the Winterborne Houghton Conservation Area.

I have purchased an area of farmland immediately behind my house, with the intention of extending my garden and plant native trees, and keep it as a meadow. I am therefore applying for a change of use from agricultural land to garden/domestic use. The plot has been purchased from the local farmer

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Reeves K
Postcode
DT11 0PE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the landscape and scenic beauty of the Dorset AONB and the setting of the Winterborne Houghton Conservation Area

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the AONB and the setting of the Conservation Area caused by the encroachment of domestic land into the undeveloped rural fringe, which outweighed the modest biodiversity benefits that could be achieved without a change of use.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 4Policy 5Policy 28
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 182Paragraph 205Paragraph 208

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