11 Melverley Gardens, Dorset, Wimborne, BH21 1HJ

Planning appeal 6004306 at 11 Melverley Gardens, Dorset, Wimborne, BH21 1HJ (Dorset) was allowed on 27 April 2026 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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).

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Authority: Dorset
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Rose C
Postcode: BH21 1HJ

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HE2 of the Christchurch and East Dorset Local Plan Part 1 – Core Strategy 2014LP Policy ME2Development 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
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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