®Planning appeal decision
Pleydells Farm, Lower Street, Okeford Fitzpaine, DT11 0RQ
to erect 19 No. dwellings, form amenity space, create vehicular access and 43 No. parking spaces
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Willis S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, with regard to the local and national development strategy
- Whether the proposal provides an appropriate housing mix
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on flood risk
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan spatial strategy by locating residential development outside settlement limits without meeting countryside exceptions, and fails to provide an appropriate housing mix as required by Policy 7, with material considerations not indicating the appeal should be decided otherwise than in accordance with the development plan.
The modest benefits from housing supply, affordable housing provision, and economic activity were outweighed by the conflict with the development plan spatial strategy and housing mix policy; the lack of harm on other issues was neutral
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 6, Policy 7, Policy 13, Policy 20, Policy 24
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.