Corton Farm Friar Waddon Lane Friar Waddon Weymouth DT3 4EP

1. 1.The Council acknowledges that it cannot currently demonstrate a five-year supply of housing (2.53 years). While the current use of the existing building is restricted by the obligation as residential accommodation only for as long as the annexe and the main dwelling remain in one ownership and for occupation only by persons related by blood or marriage to the occupiers for the time being of the main dwelling together with in each case the family and dependence of such persons, its occupation is already in separate residential use albeit by persons only related to the occupiers of the main host dwelling. If the obligation is discharged then an unrestricted dwelling would result but notwithstanding the minor contribution that that might make to the Council's Housing Land Supply position, its modest benefits are considered to be outweighed by the fact that any resulting occupiers would be reliant on the private vehicle to gain access to wider services and facilities. Given the small scale of the development the benefits would be limited but in contrast the proposal would, given its remote location, not represent development in a sustainable location. In that regard the existing planning obligation continues to serve a useful planning purpose. Any modification or discharge of the 106 would be contrary to Policy SUS2, and SUS3 of the adopted West Dorset and Weymouth & Portland Local Plan 2015, and to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) Policies S5 & HO11, and Chapter 1 Para 17 of the NPPF as regards the wider sustainable development objectives.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

DT3 4EP

Application type

Modify Or Discharge A Planning Obligation

Scale / size

Small

Parish

Portesham

Date validated

4 August 2026

Agent address

Agriculture House Market Place Sturminster Newto Dorset DT10 1AR

Case officer

Darren Rogers

Documents

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