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Dismissed17 January 20253350320

Land off Manston Road, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1AF

Planning appeal 3350320 at Land off Manston Road, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1AF (Dorset) was dismissed on 17 January 2025 by Inspector Plenty B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, with regard to the settlement strategy set out in the LP.

Outline application for the erection of up to 50 dwellings and associated works

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Plenty B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, with regard to the settlement strategy set out in the LP
  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The substantial and permanent harm to landscape character from developing the site outweighed the housing and other benefits, including under a hypothetical tilted balance.

The significant and irreversible landscape harm was found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing, economic benefits, design mitigation, accessibility and biodiversity net gain, even if the policies were deemed out-of-date and the paragraph 11(d) balance applied.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP policy 2LP policy 4LP policy 6LP policy 19LP policy 20LP policy 24NP policy 2NP policy 7NP policy 31
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 78Paragraph 187Paragraph 233

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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