11 Melverley Gardens, Dorset, Wimborne, BH21 1HJ

sever plot and erect one new dwelling

Authority: Dorset
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Rose C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Giddylake/Beaucroft Special Character Area (SCA)
the integrity of the Dorset Heathlands Special Protection Area, Special Area of Conservation and Ramsar site (the Protected Sites)

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the identified benefits of housing delivery outweighed the limited harm to the Special Character Area.

the benefits of housing delivery, self-build provision and construction benefits outweighed the limited harm to the character and appearance of the Special Character Area

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy HE2 of the Christchurch and East Dorset Local Plan Part 1 – Core Strategy 2014, LP Policy ME2, Development Criteria 1 and 5 of the Giddylake/Beaucroft Special Character Area Supplementary Planning Guidance Number 27 (SPD27), Dorset Heathlands Planning Framework 2020-2025 Supplementary Planning Document April 2020

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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