The Old Malthouse, High Street, Langton Matravers, Dorset, BH19 3HB

Redevelopment of site including demolition of several school buildings, conversion & construction of new buildings to provide 19 dwellings with vehicular access, off street parking, gardens & landscaping without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref P/VOC/2024/04675, dated 29 November 2024

Authority: Dorset
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Astley-Serougi B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the condition restricting dwellings to principal residences only is reasonable and necessary having regard to sustainable communities

What decided it

Condition 20 is necessary to ensure compliance with Policy H14 of the Purbeck Local Plan 2024, which requires principal residence restrictions for new dwellings in the Dorset National Landscape to support sustainable communities and meet local housing need.

Framework references: 57

Plan policies cited: Policy H14 of the Purbeck Local Plan 2024

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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