®Planning appeal decision
Land at Lipgate Farm, Pulham, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7DX
Planning appeal 3347071 at Land at Lipgate Farm, Pulham, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7DX (Dorset) was dismissed on 4 November 2024 by Inspector Kent R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed dwelling would be in a suitable location having regard to development plan policies concerned with housing in the countryside and the effect of the development on the character of the area; and, if harm arises, whether this is outweighed by other material considerations.
Erection of single self-build dwelling with associated works, a new access and demolition of existing building
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Kent R
- Postcode
- DT2 7DX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed dwelling would be in a suitable location having regard to development plan policies concerned with housing in the countryside and the effect of the development on the character of the area; and, if harm arises, whether this is outweighed by other material considerations
What decided it
The conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy restricting development outside settlement boundaries, combined with the unsustainable location and moderate harm to rural character, outweighed the moderate benefits of self-build housing supply.
The substantial weight of the development plan conflict and medium weight of character harm outweighed the moderate weight of self-build housing contribution and limited weight of proposed Framework reforms, resulting in dismissal in accordance with the development plan
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2 of the North Dorset Local Plan: Part One 2016Policy 20 of the North Dorset Local Plan: Part One 2016
- 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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