Land and Garages East of 1 Great Western Terrace Weymouth, Weymouth, DT4 7LA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area
• Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to the provision of private amenity space and outlook
• The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to overlooking and loss of privacy, light and outlook

What decided it

The material harm to the character and appearance of the local area and to the living conditions of both future and neighbouring occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of providing one additional housing unit, even under the tilted balance test.

The modest social and economic benefits of providing one additional housing unit in an accessible location and making efficient use of previously developed land were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the material harm to character and appearance and to the living conditions of future and neighbouring occupiers when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.