®Planning appeal decision
St Andrews Trading Estate Unit 2, Shoe Lane, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3EX
‘proposed retention of amphibious vehicle and decking for use as an amenity area linked to the existing leisure facilities’
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Marigold O
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal development would be inappropriate development within Local Green Space, having regard to the Framework and any relevant Development Plan policies, including the effect on openness
- whether the appeal development complies with the Council's settlement strategy, including its effect on the character and appearance of the area, which lies within the Dorset National Landscape also known as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- the effect of the appeal development on the risks and impacts of flooding, including the sequential test
- the effect of the appeal development on ecology
- if the appeal development does amount to inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify it
What decided it
The appeal development constitutes inappropriate development within Local Green Space that fails to preserve openness, and the harm by reason of inappropriateness, combined with significant harm to character and appearance, flood risk, and ecology, is not clearly outweighed by other considerations to establish very special circumstances.
Framework references: 11, 143, 153, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy L3, Policy CF1, Policy COM5, Policy SUS2, Policy D8, Policy ENV1, Policy ENV10, Policy ENV12, Policy ENV15, Policy L1, Policy ENV5, Policy ENV2, Policy L2, Policy D10, Policy COM2
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.