®Planning appeal decision
Land at Colesbrook Farm, Purns Mill Lane, Colesbrook, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4HJ
a single storey self-build dwelling with associated parking and garden areas and improvement to an existing vehicular access
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national policy, with particular respect to self-build development
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the effect upon the Colesbrook Conservation Area and the setting of a non-designated heritage asset
What decided it
The significant weight given to boosting housing supply through a self-build dwelling in a sustainable and accessible location outweighed the conflict with the spatial strategy policies of the development plan.
the benefits of boosting housing supply and delivering a self-build dwelling in an accessible location with sustainable travel options outweighed the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy
Framework references: 11, 58
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 6, Policy 7, Policy 17, Policy 20, Policy 4, Policy 5, Policy 24, Gillingham Neighbourhood Plan 2016-2031 Policy 24, Gillingham Neighbourhood Plan 2016-2031 Policy 25, Gillingham Neighbourhood Plan 2016-2031 Policy 27
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.