®Planning appeal decision
Land north of Bottom Road, Stourpaine, Dorset, DT11 8TF
the construction of fourteen affordable homes with associated parking, access and landscaping
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Pickernell E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed dwellings would be in a suitable location for housing having particular regard to local planning policies and the accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on the significance of archaeological remains in the area, as a non-designated heritage asset
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate local need through an appropriate up-to-date local needs survey, combined with the inability to adequately mitigate harm to archaeological remains, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan and material considerations did not indicate it should be decided otherwise.
The moderate benefit of providing 14 affordable dwellings was outweighed by significant weight given to conflict with development plan spatial strategy policies and harm to non-designated heritage assets.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 5, Policy 6, Policy 9, Policy 20
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.