An appeal against Dorset Council’s failure to determine an application for the demolition of existing buildings and construction of 48 homes at Pleydells Farm in Higher Street, Okeford Fitzpaine, has been dismissed.

The outline application by P&J and Mr C Norton was submitted in July 2019, and almost doubled the number of homes to be provided through an approved application for 27 homes.

In the absence of a decision by the local authority, inspector Matthew Jones was appointed to decide, and found that while the 21 extra homes would be acceptable in terms of meeting housing supply, the impact on biodiversity across improved grassland would be harmful.

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