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Allowed15 October 20266010988

Land North Of Castle Avenue, Okeford Fitzpaine, DT11 0RL

Planning appeal 6010988 at Land North Of Castle Avenue, Okeford Fitzpaine, DT11 0RL (Dorset) was allowed on 15 October 2026, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the proposed development would conflict with the Council's development plan Policies, having regard to access to services and facilities.

Erection of 78 Dwellings with Associated Vehicular and Pedestrian Access, Landscaping, Open Space and Drainage Attenuation

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
major · Planning
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential
Postcode
DT11 0RL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the location of the proposed development would conflict with the Council's development plan Policies, having regard to access to services and facilities
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

Policy S5 of the Framework was found to apply, with the substantial weight attributed to the contribution to housing in an area of unmet need and the site being physically well-related to the settlement outweighing the moderate locational harm and the limited heritage harm.

the moderate harm from the appeal site's location, together with harm at the lower end of the scale to the setting of the listed building, was outweighed by the substantial weight given to the provision of housing and significant weight given to affordable housing, such that the benefits were not substantially outweighed by any adverse effects when assessed against the national decision-making policies in the Framework

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 2Policy 4Policy 5Policy 6Policy 20Policy 24
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy S5Policy HE6Policy DP3

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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