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Allowed7 April 20253355345

Riverside, Bridge Farm, Cards Mill Lane, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 6RW

Planning appeal 3355345 at Riverside, Bridge Farm, Cards Mill Lane, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 6RW (Dorset) was allowed on 7 April 2025 by Inspector Evans J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed dwelling would constitute a residential annexe to Riverside.

to convert storage building to self contained annex

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Evans J
Postcode
DT6 6RW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed dwelling would constitute a residential annexe to Riverside
  • whether the dwelling would be in a suitable location for residential development

What decided it

The conversion would re-use an existing rural building in accordance with local plan policies SUS3 and UMV7, and would be tied to the host dwelling by condition, thereby constituting an acceptable residential annexe in the countryside.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SUS3Policy UMV7Policy HOUS6Policy INT1Policy SUS2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57

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