®Planning appeal decision
Downs Quarry, Kingston Road, Worth Matravers, Dorset, BH19 3JP
a northern extension of Downs Quarry for the extraction of building stone
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- minerals-waste · Mineral working
- Inspector
- Sutton A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed extension in appeal A would comply with the mineral strategy for the area
- the effect of the proposals on the landscape and scenic beauty in the Dorset National Landscape
- the effect of the proposals on the living conditions of occupants of neighbouring properties and users of nearby tourism facilities, having regard to amenity
What decided it
The Inspector found that the need for the specific stone at the appeal A site had not been shown to be unmet by allocated or Area of Search sites, and that the proposal would cause significant harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the Dorset National Landscape without exceptional circumstances to justify major development.
The moderate social, economic and environmental benefits of the scheme were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the National Landscape and conflict with the Minerals Strategy, tipping the balance against the proposals.
Framework references: 190, 191
Plan policies cited: Policy PK1, Policy PK2, Policy SS1, Policy SS2, Policy RS1, Policy DM1, Policy DM2, Policy DM4, Policy MS-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.