®Planning appeal decision
Nuzzlebury Cottage Droop, Hazelbury Bryan, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2ED
Planning appeal 3345205 at Nuzzlebury Cottage Droop, Hazelbury Bryan, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2ED (Dorset) was allowed on 10 October 2025 by Inspector Jones R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a LDC was well-founded, turning on whether the formation of a vehicular access would have been lawful on the date of the LDC application on the basis that planning permission would have been granted by the GPDO, and that there would not have been a material change in the use of the land, for which planning permission would be required.
to form vehicular access
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jones R
- Postcode
- DT10 2ED
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a LDC was well-founded, turning on whether the formation of a vehicular access would have been lawful on the date of the LDC application on the basis that planning permission would have been granted by the GPDO, and that there would not have been a material change in the use of the land, for which planning permission would be required
What decided it
The formation of the vehicular access would be permitted development under the GPDO and would not result in a material change in the character of the agricultural planning unit as a matter of fact and degree.
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