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Register your views about policy and development boundaries by sending an email to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council and Ken Reed.

The development does not comply with the deposited local plan. The Portland Harbour Shore has been specifically excluded from the development boundary. Only a very small part of this site, at the very top of the cliff, is within this boundary. Even on this part of the site the Council will only “permit land based facilities which help to retain existing water sporting activities”. Significant parts of properties numbers 1 and 2 are in an area not designated for building and almost all the massive and obtrusive stabilisation work is outside the development boundary. Where land is known to be unstable or potentially unstable, as this land is, permission will be granted only where any actual or potential instability problems can be overcome without having an adverse effect on the stability of adjoining land and the amenity of the local environment.

The beach is popular with canoeists, dinghy sailors and other watersports enthusiasts. If the site has to be built on then it should be for this purpose rather than housing. This is what the current adopted local plan says.

Policy states that “Development likely to have an adverse impact on a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) or Sensitive Marine Area will not be permitted unless the reasons for the development clearly outweigh the harm to the special nature conservation value / geological interest of the site.” There is an SSSI which follows the mean low tide mark at this point and includes the majority of this site. There are also a number of other planning policies which apply and affect the local environment. There will be very serious “nuisance” during the building process. Structural damage to houses and public assets may result. The ugly modern buildings are not compatible with the locality and their design and size is unacceptable. The development would also result in overdevelopment and damage the street scene and the amenity of residents and visitors. Parking would also be reduced and be more difficult.

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