A developer has been given the green light to build 72 homes in north Dorset after the local council’s rejection of the plans was overturned following a public inquiry.
Last year Dorset Council refused Cicero Estates’ outline planning application for the 13-acre (5.2 hectare) site on the edge of Marnhull, on the grounds the scheme could harm the village’s historic and natural setting.
Heritage assets in Marnhull, which has a population of around 2,000 people, include the grade-I listed St Gregory’s Church and several grade-II listed homes.