®Planning appeal decision
85 Church Road, Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 6RQ
described on the planning application form as ‘Sever plot and erect a new dwelling, remove of existing caravan’
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fish A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- whether the appeal proposal would be at risk of flooding or increase the risk of flooding elsewhere
What decided it
The Sequential Test for flood risk was not satisfied, as the appellant did not demonstrate that alternative sites at lower risk of flooding were unavailable.
The limited benefits of providing a family home in an existing settlement and replacing a mobile home were outweighed by the conflict with flood risk policy and the failure to satisfy the Sequential Test.
Framework references: 142, 154, 165, 174, 70, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy KS3, Policy ME6
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.