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Allowed1 July 20253347146

Manor Farm Holiday Centre, The Street, Charmouth, Bridport, DT6 6QL

Planning appeal 3347146 at Manor Farm Holiday Centre, The Street, Charmouth, Bridport, DT6 6QL (Dorset) was allowed on 1 July 2025 by Inspector Aqbal M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the Dorset Area of Natural Beauty (AONB).

provision of 23 static caravans on permanent bases

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Aqbal M
Postcode
DT6 6QL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the Dorset Area of Natural Beauty (AONB)
  • The quality of the proposed accommodation for its occupiers
  • Whether the proposal would result in flooding
  • The effect of the proposal on land stability
  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety

What decided it

The site-specific circumstances of the appeal site's location between existing development and the A35, combined with the economic benefits to the visitor economy and environmental improvements, were sufficiently forceful to outweigh the harm to the Dorset National Landscape and conflict with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP Policy ECON7LP Policy ENV1LP Policy ENV10LP Policy ENV12LP Policy ENV5LP Policy ENV7LP Policy ENV16LP Policy COM7NP Policy NE1NP Policy NE2NP Policy NE6

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