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Allowed6 March 20253344296

Higher Manor Farm, Littlemead, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 5DL

Planning appeal 3344296 at Higher Manor Farm, Littlemead, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 5DL (Dorset) was allowed on 6 March 2025 by Inspector Jones M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposed development would constitute rural diversification for the purposes of planning policy.

change of use of land for siting 2 holiday lodges and associated works

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Jones M
Postcode
DT3 5DL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the proposed development would constitute rural diversification for the purposes of planning policy
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with reference to the Area of Local Landscape Importance (ALLI) and the setting of the Dorset National Landscape (the DNL)
  • whether or not the site would be suitable for the proposed development with regard to flood risk
  • the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the Chesil and the Fleet Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and the Chesil Beach and the Fleet Special Protection Area (SPA)

What decided it

The Unilateral Undertaking secured the rural diversification status and provided proportionate mitigation for European site impacts, allowing the scheme to accord with relevant policies despite the flood risk and landscape sensitivity of the location.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ECON8Policy ENV1Policy ENV10Policy ENV12Policy ECON7Policy ENV5Policy ENV2

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