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Dismissed6 September 20243336518

Land to the South of Ringwood Road, Alderholt, Dorset, SP6 3DF

Planning appeal 3336518 at Land to the South of Ringwood Road, Alderholt, Dorset, SP6 3DF (Dorset) was dismissed on 6 September 2024 by Inspector Bore J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Housing land supply and the general policy context.

a mixed use development of up to 1,700 dwellings including affordable housing and care provision; 10,000sqm of employment space in the form of a business park; village centre with associated retail, commercial, community and health facilities; open space including the provision of suitable alternative natural green space (SANG); biodiversity enhancements; solar array, and new roads, access arrangements and associated infrastructure

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Bore J
Postcode
SP6 3DF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Housing land supply and the general policy context
  • The location of the development, having regard to the distances that would be travelled to employment, retail and social facilities
  • The effect of the scheme on the highway network

What decided it

The additional traffic generated by the development would be loaded onto a poor, inadequately connected rural road network causing seriously negative consequences for highway safety, congestion and inconvenience that could not be adequately mitigated.

The substantial benefits of the scheme, including the delivery of 1,700 homes, affordable housing and village facilities, were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts on highway safety, congestion and inconvenience arising from the scheme's location and road network deficiencies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy KS2Policy KS9Policy KS11Policy HE3Policy ME1Policy ME2Policy KS7Policy LN7Policy PC5Policy LN3Neighbourhood Plan Policy 7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 109Paragraph 77Paragraph 226

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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