®Planning appeal decision
Alma, Harts Lane, Holt, BH21 7AR
erection of 1 no. self-build dwelling
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- BH21 7AR
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
- whether the proposal would make efficient use of the land, with particular regard to the area of the site proposed for residential development
- 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 site's location outside a sustainable settlement with poor accessibility to services and facilities by sustainable transport modes means it fails the paragraph 155(c) criterion, rendering it inappropriate development in the Green Belt where very special circumstances do not exist.
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by the moderate weight afforded to housing supply benefits and limited weight to sustainability considerations, resulting in dismissal.
Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 143, 153, 154, 155
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