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Dismissed11 May 20266005447

Land Northeast of Musbury Close, Marnhull, Dorset, DT10 1JP

Planning appeal 6005447 at Land Northeast of Musbury Close, Marnhull, Dorset, DT10 1JP (Dorset) was dismissed on 11 May 2026 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the setting of Pond Farmhouse, a Grade II listed building.

outline planning application with all matters reserved except for access for up to nine dwellings (to include 2 x self build plots and 2 x First Homes discount market units) and associated infrastructure

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Marigold O
Postcode
DT10 1JP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the setting of Pond Farmhouse, a Grade II listed building

What decided it

The reasonably high level of less-than-substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building Pond Farmhouse, to which great weight must be given, was not outweighed by the public benefits of housing delivery and other considerations.

The public benefits of up to nine dwellings, self-build provision, First Homes, economic benefits, ecological benefits and biodiversity net gain did not outweigh the great weight given to the harm caused to the setting of the designated heritage asset

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 5 of the North Dorset District Local PlanMarnhull Neighbourhood Plan policies
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 212Paragraph 215

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