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Parley Court Farm, Parley Court Estate, Parley Green Lane, Christchurch, BH23 6BB
Planning appeal 6009627 at Parley Court Farm, Parley Court Estate, Parley Green Lane, Christchurch, BH23 6BB (Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 7 August 2026 by Inspector K Dryden, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is grey belt land, and whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework.
the siting of storage containers (Use Class B8) with associated car and cycle parking
- Authority
- Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- employment-industrial
- Inspector
- K Dryden
- Postcode
- BH23 6BB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is grey belt land, and whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework
- 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 proposal fails to meet the sustainability criterion (c) of paragraph 155 of the Framework, as the site is located outside a defined settlement with limited public transport and would generate significant vehicle movements, and there is no demonstrable unmet need for B8 uses at this location to justify the substantial harm to the Green Belt.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and the significant harm from unsustainable location and traffic generation are not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of employment provision and cost-efficient storage, therefore very special circumstances do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy KS1Policy KS2Policy KS3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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