®Planning appeal decision
The Ferns, Poole Road, Jubilee Cross, Lytchett Matravers, BH16 6AF
retrospective planning application for the retention of 1 no. dwelling (self build) with associated parking, vehicle turning on site and vehicular access off Poole Road
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- BH16 6AF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is grey belt land, and whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework, including the effect of the development upon the openness of the Green Belt
- if the development is found to be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt, combined with the unsustainable location of the development, is not clearly outweighed by the modest housing benefits of a single dwelling, and very special circumstances do not exist to justify the inappropriate development.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt's spatial and visual openness and the significant harm from the unsustainable location were not clearly outweighed by the moderate weight afforded to the housing delivery benefits of one dwelling in the context of a 2.53-year housing supply, resulting in dismissal of the appeal.
Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 142, 143, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy KS2, Policy KS11
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