®Planning appeal decision
Pleydells Farm, Lower Street, Okeford Fitzpaine, DT11 0RQ
Planning appeal 3346463 at Pleydells Farm, Lower Street, Okeford Fitzpaine, DT11 0RQ (Dorset) was dismissed on 19 March 2025 by Inspector Willis S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, with regard to the local and national development strategy.
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
- Postcode
- DT11 0RQ
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 3Policy 6Policy 7Policy 13Policy 20Policy 24
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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