Planning appeal decision
Manor Farm, Stour Provost, Gillingham, SP8 5SA
Planning appeal 3369697 at Manor Farm, Stour Provost, Gillingham, SP8 5SA (Dorset) was dismissed on 23 October 2025 by Inspector Willis S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building known as Manor Farmhouse and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
alterations and extension of detached annex building
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Willis S
- Postcode
- SP8 5SA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building known as Manor Farmhouse and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Stour Provost Conservation Area
- Whether the proposal would preserve the setting, as it relates to the special interest of the nearby listed buildings known as the Church of St Michael and the Table-Tomb Approximately 3m South Of Tower Of St Michael's Church
What decided it
The harm to the special interest of the Grade II listed building Manor Farmhouse from the proposed extension and internal works, which would not be outweighed by the limited public benefits identified.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 5 of the North Dorset Local Plan Part 1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 210
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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