®Planning appeal decision
Land to the rear of 156-172, South Street, Bridport, DT6 3NP
redevelopment to form retirement living accommodation for older people comprising 48 retirement living apartments and 25 retirement living cottages including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping to create an integrated retirement community
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Prentis D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would make appropriate provision for affordable housing
- whether the proposal would contribute to the achievement of a balanced community
- the effect of the proposal on flood risk
- the nature and extent of any economic, social and environmental benefits
What decided it
The substantial and moderate benefits of the scheme, including housing delivery and specialist older persons' housing on a brownfield site, outweighed the moderate adverse effect of developing in a flood risk area, leading to a finding of overall accordance with the development plan.
The benefits of housing delivery, specialist older persons' housing, affordable housing contribution, brownfield regeneration, and economic, social and environmental benefits outweighed the moderate adverse effect of flood risk, with the proposal found to accord with the development plan as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 125, 177, 178
Plan policies cited: Policy SUS1, Policy SUS2, Policy HOUS1, Policy HOUS3, Policy ENV2, Policy ENV4, Policy ENV5, Policy ENV10, Policy ENV11, Policy ENV12, Policy ENV16, Policy COM7, Policy COM9, Policy INT1, Policy H1, Policy H4, Policy H5, Policy D6, Policy D7, Policy D8, Policy L2, Policy AM2
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.