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Dismissed2 October 20266012115

55, Boundary Lane, St Leonards and St Ives, BH24 2SE

Planning appeal 6012115 at 55, Boundary Lane, St Leonards and St Ives, BH24 2SE (Dorset) was dismissed on 2 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

static caravan to be used as rental accommodation. Proposed new access to the site from Grange Road. New gravel paths, gravel driveway and decking on site

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
caravan-gypsy
Postcode
BH24 2SE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
  • whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm as to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that causes moderate harm to openness, and the benefits do not clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.

Substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and effect on openness; moderate weight to benefits of providing residential accommodation and associated social and economic benefits; limited weight to the fallback of ancillary use; neutral weight to flood risk, highway safety, living conditions and biodiversity net gain — the cumulative weight of other considerations does not clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy KS3Policy GB7
Judgments
Turner v SSCLG & East Dorset Council [2016] EWCA Civ 466; Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) v North Yorkshire County Council [2020] UKSC 3; Mole Valley DC v SSCLG & Meloney [2025] EWHC 2127 (Admin)

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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