®Planning appeal decision
Parley Court Farm, Parley Court Estate, Parley Green Lane, Christchurch, BH23 6BB
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
- 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.
Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 143, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy KS1, Policy KS2, Policy KS3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.