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Dismissed11 August 20266009050

Old Brickyard Farm, Shaftesbury Road, Motcombe, SP7 9NP

Planning appeal 6009050 at Old Brickyard Farm, Shaftesbury Road, Motcombe, SP7 9NP (Dorset) was dismissed on 11 August 2026 by Inspector R Dickson, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

Erection of 1no. dwelling, including landscaping & associated works. Change of use of agricultural barn (with consent for residential use) to storage

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
R Dickson
Postcode
SP7 9NP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposed development would be suitably located, having regard to the requirements of the policies of the development plan

What decided it

The unsustainable location of the proposed dwelling outside the settlement boundary, requiring reliance on private vehicles for access to services, combined with significant harm to character and appearance through encroachment into the countryside, outweighed the housing supply benefits when assessed against the Framework.

The adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance and unsustainable location significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of providing one new dwelling, assessed against the Framework taken as a whole with particular regard to key policies for directing development to sustainable locations; the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 2Policy 20Policy 1Policy 24
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 83Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 11Paragraph 61Paragraph 73

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