®Planning appeal decision
4 Locks Lane, Glanvilles Wootton, Sherborne, Dorset/England, DT9 5QE
Planning appeal 6000807 at 4 Locks Lane, Glanvilles Wootton, Sherborne, Dorset/England, DT9 5QE (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 site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, with particular regard to the local development strategy and access to services and facilities.
erect 1 no. detached dwelling and installation of air source heat pump
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rose C
- Postcode
- DT9 5QE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, with particular regard to the local development strategy and access to services and facilities
- whether the proposed air source heat pump would harm the living conditions of nearby occupiers with particular regard to noise
What decided it
The appeal site's location in the countryside outside settlement boundaries, combined with poor access to services and facilities requiring over-reliance on the motor vehicle, conflicts with the local development strategy and cannot be justified even under the tilted balance provisions of the Framework.
The limited benefits of housing supply and local economic benefit from a single dwelling were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of promoting an unsustainable location contrary to the development strategy and the Framework's guidance on sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 20Policy 24Policy 25
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 110
- Judgments
- Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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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