®Planning appeal decision
The Barn, Yeovil Road, Halstock, BA22 9RR
conversion of a barn to a self-build dwelling
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- BA22 9RR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed new dwelling, having particular regard to the development plan's spatial strategy for new housing and the accessibility of the site to facilities and services
- The effect of the proposal on the landscape character and appearance of the Dorset National Landscape
What decided it
The significant harm to the landscape character and appearance of the Dorset National Landscape, which has the highest status of protection and provides a strong reason for refusal under Framework Paragraph 11, combined with the site's unsuitability due to poor accessibility to facilities and services, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery despite the Council's housing land supply shortfall.
The modest benefits of contributing to housing supply, economic benefits from construction and occupation, and the potential for quick build-out were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harms to landscape character and appearance of the National Landscape and the site's poor accessibility to facilities and services, which would undermine the spatial strategy and sustainable development objectives.
Framework references: 49, 84, 110, 11, 73
Plan policies cited: Policy INT1, Policy SUS2, Policy SUS3, Policy ENV1, Policy ENV10, Policy ENV12
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.