Land at E 374230 N 117990, Station Road, Stalbridge, DT10 2RJ

Planning appeal 3365845 at Land at E 374230 N 117990, Station Road, Stalbridge, DT10 2RJ (Dorset) was allowed on 30 September 2025 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the scale of development including two and a half storey dwellings.

erect 130 No. dwelling, form public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS). Reserved matters application to determine appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following the grant of Outline Planning Permission No. APP/D1265/W/21/3284485 (LPA Ref. 2/2019/1799/OUT).  The details for which approval is sought are: appearance, landscaping, layout and scale

Authority: Dorset
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Rose C
Postcode: DT10 2RJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the scale of development including two and a half storey dwellings
the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and surveillance of the Local Equipped Area for Play (LEAP) with particular regard to the layout of development and provision of street trees

What decided it

The 2.5 storey dwellings, being located towards the centre of the site where their additional height would not be highly perceptible and the site being viewed in association with nearby commercial units of greater scale, would not harm character and appearance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 24 of the North Dorset District Local Plan Part 1 January 2016
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 136

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