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Dismissed14 May 20263376355

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

Planning appeal 3376355 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
other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent 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 lack of a demonstrated essential need for the agricultural worker's dwelling combined with the heritage harm to the listed buildings, which the modest public benefits did not outweigh.

The modest economic, renewable energy and rural worker benefits were outweighed by the significant harm to living conditions, heritage significance and conflict with the Council's spatial strategy, so the balance weighed against the proposal.

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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