®Planning appeal decision
Land at Sandways Farm, New Road, Bourton, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 5BQ
demolition of barns, erection of up to 30 dwellings and provision of site for village hall with parking area, wildlife area, attenuation pond and public open space (outline application to determine access)
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Rose C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, with particular regard to the local development strategy and need
- the effect of the proposed development on the setting of the designated heritage asset forming Sandways Farmhouse
What decided it
The significant public benefits of the scheme, including housing and affordable housing delivery and the village hall provision, clearly outweighed the less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed Sandways Farmhouse, while the proposal was also found to accord with the development plan.
the less than substantial harm, at the low end of the spectrum, to the setting of Sandways Farmhouse was clearly outweighed by the significant public benefits of the scheme
Framework references: 212, 215, 110
Plan policies cited: LP Policy 2, LP Policy 5, LP Policy 6, LP Policy 8, LP Policy 20, NP Policy 2, NP Policy 5
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.