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Dismissed30 September 20253365915

Land to the West of Pound Lane, Gillingham, Dorset, Dorset, SP8 4NP

Planning appeal 3365915 at Land to the West of Pound Lane, Gillingham, Dorset, Dorset, SP8 4NP (Dorset) was dismissed on 30 September 2025 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location and land use, with particular regard to the local development strategy.

up to 9 Self Build Dwellings (as a phased development)

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Rose C
Postcode
SP8 4NP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location and land use, with particular regard to the local development strategy
  • whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location and land use, with particular regard to heritage assets
  • the amount of development

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the Wyke Conservation Area and the setting of the Grade II listed Wyke Hall, which provides a strong reason for refusing the development and outweighs the benefits of self-build housing provision and housing land supply contribution.

The weighty benefits of self-build housing provision, contribution to housing land supply, and economic benefits do not outweigh the conflict with the development plan and the less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area and listed building setting.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP Policy 2LP Policy 6LP Policy 17LP Policy 20LP Policy 4LP Policy 5LP Policy 24NP Policy 22NP Policy 27
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 63Paragraph 84Paragraph 215

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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