Hillfield House, 181 Dorchester Road , Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 7LF

construct 2 dwellings at rear and addition of pitched roof to the existing garage as well as an extension to the first-floor office space

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
whether the proposed development provides an acceptable standard of living conditions for future occupants, with regard to outdoor amenity space

What decided it

The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area and the unacceptable living conditions for future occupants, particularly the inadequate outdoor amenity space, outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery on previously developed land.

the modest benefits of housing delivery and brownfield reuse did not outweigh the substantial harm to character and appearance and living conditions

Framework references: 11, 233

Plan policies cited: Policy ENV10, Policy ENV11, Policy ENV12, Policy ENV15, Policy ENV16

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