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Search the Public Notice PortalPLANS to improve the outdoor area of a Dorset pub have been turned down – for being ‘out of keeping’ with the rural area.
The Horns Inn, at Burts Hill, Colehill had asked for planning consent for the temporary use of a 10 by 6metre stretched tent with festoon lighting as a dining area, and five beach-hut-like ‘dining sheds.’
The proposals met with a mixed response locally, some in favour, others claiming it would create additional night-time noise and increase traffic.
A supporting paper with the application said the changes would help improve the viability of the business, which it described as a long-standing community facility.
The pub lies within the East Dorset Green Belt and within the Burts Hill / Merrifield Conservation, both of which are designed to partly protect the general appearance of the area.
The Hall & Woodhouse proposals, in addition to the structures, would have also added approximately 230 square metres of hardstanding using Raj Green Indian Sandstone, with additional landscaping and a replacement picket fence.
In the public comments to Dorset Council about the proposal neighbour Neil Taylor said: “I support this application and the decision to invest in the pub especially when many establishments are struggling and closing down. The Horns Inn is our family local. The changes proposed will be a positive update to the existing garden and will allow outside dining in a more suitable seated area.”
Said another neighbour, Dave King, who said he lived closest to the pub: “I have lived here for over 30 years and the music outdoors has got significantly more over the last 10 years along with other events within the garden at the pub.”
A Dorset Council planning officer who decided the application said the proposed structures would “harmfully impact on the currently open setting of the public house which is a non-designated heritage asset, and negatively impact the contribution as an important focal point within the Burts Hill Conservation Area. No public benefits have been identified that would outweigh the considerable importance of the harm arising.”
The officer also decided that the proposed dining huts would detract from the balanced appearance of the pub and “have an incongruous visual impact in the streetscene and harmful to the character of the area.”
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