Planning appeal decision
Lormah, Harts Lane, Wimborne, BH21 7DD
Planning appeal 3338833 at Lormah, Harts Lane, Wimborne, BH21 7DD (Dorset) was dismissed on 14 August 2024 by Inspector Wright A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the proposed development on the external appearance of the dwellinghouse.
Enlargement of the dwellinghouse raising the roof from 4.75m to 7.25m (and 6.05m in part) to allow construction of an additional storey under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA of the General Permitted Development Order 2015 (as amended)
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wright A
- Postcode
- BH21 7DF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impact of the proposed development on the external appearance of the dwellinghouse
What decided it
The proposed development would harm the setting and significance of the adjacent grade II listed building Pixie's Holt, and no public benefits were identified to outweigh this less than substantial harm.
Less than substantial harm to the significance of the listed building Pixie's Holt was weighed against the public benefits of the proposed development; no public benefits were identified, so the harm was not outweighed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE1 of the Christchurch and East Dorset Local Plan 2014
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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