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Dismissed14 May 20263376268

Hazel Copse Cottage, Langton Herring, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 4JB

Planning appeal 3376268 at Hazel Copse Cottage, Langton Herring, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 4JB (Dorset) was dismissed on 14 May 2026 by Inspector Watson S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there is an essential need for a rural worker’s dwelling at the appeal site.

Extension to Hazel Copse cottage to include solar panels on roof, heat pump and it's change of use from a holiday let to an agricultural workers dwelling

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Watson S
Postcode
DT3 4JB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether there is an essential need for a rural worker’s dwelling at the appeal site
  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers at Orchard View, with particular regard to light and outlook
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, with particular regard to the Grade II listed Ivy Cottage, the curtilage listed Hazel Copse cottage and any significance they possess

What decided it

The absence of a demonstrated essential need for a full-time agricultural worker's dwelling, combined with heritage harm to the listed buildings that was not outweighed by the limited public benefits, led to conflict with the development plan as a whole.

The modest benefits (construction and occupier economic benefits, renewable energy, limited weight to a rural worker's dwelling) were outweighed by the significant weight attached to conflict with the spatial strategy, harm to living conditions at Orchard View, and less than substantial heritage harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SUS3Policy HOUS6Policy ENV16Policy ENV1Policy ENV4Policy ENV10Policy ENV12Policy ENV15Policy SUS2Policy CBNP19Policy CBNP22Policy CBNP26Policy CBNP29Policy CBNP17
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 215

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