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Dismissed15 December 20253372669

85 Church Road, Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 6RQ

Planning appeal 3372669 at 85 Church Road, Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 6RQ (Dorset) was dismissed on 15 December 2025 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal proposal would be at risk of flooding or increase the risk of flooding elsewhere.

sever plot and erect a new dwelling, remove existing caravan

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Rose C
Postcode
BH21 6RQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal proposal would be at risk of flooding or increase the risk of flooding elsewhere
  • whether the proposal appropriately secures Biodiversity Net Gain

What decided it

The absence of a legal agreement to secure the self-build status of the proposal and exemption from Biodiversity Net Gain requirements, contrary to the Framework.

Although the proposal accords with the development plan and provides limited benefits including a new dwelling and local economic benefits, the adverse impacts of failing to secure Biodiversity Net Gain compliance significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ME6 of the Christchurch and East Dorset Local Plan Part 1 – Core Strategy (April 2014)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 154Paragraph 170Paragraph 173Paragraph 175Paragraph 181Paragraph 57

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