®Planning appeal decision
Agricultural Building at Neale’s Field, Winterborne Houghton, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 0PG
the conversion of an existing agricultural building to 1 x two -bedroom (C3) dwellinghouse with associated landscaping
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rose C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national policy for the re-use of existing buildings, with particular regard to the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area
What decided it
The proposal would cause substantial harm to the character and appearance of the site and surrounding National Landscape by introducing residential features and domestic character into an isolated rural location, contrary to LP Policy 29's requirement that re-use must enhance the immediate setting.
The limited benefits of providing a single dwelling, improving energy efficiency and biodiversity net gain were substantially outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance of the National Landscape and the conflict with development plan policies controlling isolated dwellings in the countryside.
Framework references: 11, 84, 189, 232
Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 2, Policy 4, Policy 20, Policy 24, Policy 29
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.