Coventry Arms, Mill Street, Corfe Mullen, Dorset, BH21 3RH

Planning appeal 3343684 at Coventry Arms, Mill Street, Corfe Mullen, Dorset, BH21 3RH (Dorset) was dismissed on 13 February 2025 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt.

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Authority: Dorset
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Butcher C
Postcode: BH21 3RH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
Whether the development would be likely to increase the likelihood of flooding in the area
Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The absence of an acceptable Flood Risk Assessment combined with the inappropriate nature of the development in the Green Belt means the identified harms are not clearly outweighed by the material benefits of supporting the public house business.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy KS3Policy ME6
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154Paragraph 176

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