Southover Farm, Tolpuddle, Dorset, DT2 7HE

Planning appeal 6002355 at Southover Farm, Tolpuddle, Dorset, DT2 7HE (Dorset) was dismissed on 4 March 2026 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location or siting of the building make it impractical or undesirable for the building to change to a dwellinghouse, with particular regard to whether the proposal would harm the living conditions of future occupiers with regard to noise, odour, contamination and disturbance.

change of use & conversion of agricultural buildings to for 5no. dwellings (Use Class C3)

Authority: Dorset
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Rose C
Postcode: DT2 7HE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the location or siting of the building make it impractical or undesirable for the building to change to a dwellinghouse, with particular regard to whether the proposal would harm the living conditions of future occupiers with regard to noise, odour, contamination and disturbance
flooding risks on the site
the transport and highways impacts of the development

What decided it

The location and siting of the buildings in close proximity to a slurry lagoon, existing agricultural buildings, and a substantial farming enterprise, combined with insufficient technical evidence to demonstrate acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, makes the conversion undesirable under paragraph Q.2(1)(e) of Class Q of the GPDO.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 135Paragraph 198

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