®Planning appeal decision
The Sloop, 5 Commercial Road, POOLE, BH14 0HU
to demolish the existing public house, outbuilding and 2no. flats and erect a block of 4no. studio flats, 60no. 1 bedroom flats, 9no. 2 bedroom flats and 1no. 3 bedroom flat with parking, cycle and refuse storage
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Connor H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including having regard to the heritage significance of The Sloop public house, a locally listed building.
- Whether the proposal would create satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers having regard to the provision of internal space.
- Whether the proposal would make suitable provision for on-site parking.
- The effect of the proposal on international and nationally designated sites of importance for biodiversity.
- If harm arises, whether this is outweighed by other material considerations.
What decided it
The substantial benefits of housing delivery, efficient use of brownfield land and the presumption in favour of sustainable development outweighed the moderate weight attached to the harm from loss of the non-designated heritage asset.
The significant/substantial weight given to housing delivery, efficient use of brownfield land and economic benefits, reinforced by the presumption in favour of sustainable development, outweighed the moderate weight attached to the harm from loss of the locally listed public house and the limited conflict with the development plan as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 105, 120, 124, 130, 197, 203, 204, 205
Plan policies cited: PP2, PP26, PP27, PP28, PP30, PP32, PP34, PP35, PP39
Judgments cited: People over Wind and Sweetman v Coillte Teoranta ECLI:EU:C:2018:244
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.