®Planning appeal decision
3-5 MAIDEN STREET, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT48BB
conversion of nightclub to 4 dwellings with associated works including roof alterations; creating additional floor
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rose C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal proposal would be at risk of flooding
- whether the appeal proposal would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed buildings comprising No's 5 and 6 Bond Street/1 Maiden Street
- whether the appeal proposal should provide a contribution towards affordable housing
What decided it
The proposal fails the Sequential Test for flood risk and would cause less than substantial harm to the setting of listed buildings that is not outweighed by the limited benefits of the scheme, combined with failure to provide affordable housing as required by emerging policy.
The limited benefits from four dwellings (constrained by the small scale and existing consent) are significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of flood risk exposure, harm to heritage assets, and failure to justify the lack of affordable housing provision.
Framework references: 11, 49, 170, 173, 175, 181, 215
Plan policies cited: LP Policy ENV5, LP Policy ENV4, WNP Policy W18, WNP Policy W39, WNP Policy W45
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.