®Planning appeal decision
Allowed13 February 20253343698
Coventry Arms, Mill Street, Corfe Mullen, Dorset, BH21 3RH
a rear single-storey extension
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Butcher C
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
- 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 public benefits of supporting the commercial function of a public house and providing a pleasant customer amenity, when considered in combination, clearly outweighed the substantial harm to the Green Belt, establishing very special circumstances.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Policy KS3
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.