2 Hillrise, Manswood , BH21 5BD

Part Retention of the existing dwelling and severance of the land to erect two semi-detached dwellings together with landscaping, parking and associated works”

Authority: Dorset
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Bromley N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development accords with the development plan strategy for housing and would be in a sustainable location
whether the proposed development would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cranborne Chase National Landscape

What decided it

The proposal would not conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cranborne Chase National Landscape and would not be in a sustainable location, and the tilted balance does not apply due to the National Landscape designation.

the modest benefits of housing delivery, efficient use of previously developed land, and low ecological value were outweighed by the significant harm to the Cranborne Chase National Landscape and the unsustainable isolated countryside location

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy KS2, Policy HE3

Judgments cited: Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610

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