®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Ward's Drove, Blandford St Mary, DT11 9LZ
up to 130 dwellings, open space, landscaping (including LAP and LEAP), new vehicular and pedestrian access (including from the North Dorset Trailway), parking, engineering (including ground modelling and drainage) works and infrastructure (including cycle and pedestrian connections)
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with reference to landscape and visual effects, urban design, and the setting of the Cranborne Chase National Landscape (the CCNL)
- the effect of the proposed development on the settings of the Grade II* listed building Church of St Mary (the Church), the Grade II listed building The Old Rectory, and the Grade II listed building Clerkenwell House
What decided it
The Inspector's conclusion that the scheme would not cause harm to landscape character, the setting of the CCNL, or the settings of the affected listed buildings, on a site effectively allocated for residential development.
Plan policies cited: Policy B10, Policy 4, Policy 24, Policy 5, Policy 14, Policy 15
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