®Planning appeal decision
34-35 Moortown Drive (Park Cottages), Poole, BH21 3AR
demolish existing pair of dwellings and erect a pair of replacement dwellings
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- if there is harm by reason of inappropriateness, would it be clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The modest weight of other considerations does not clearly outweigh the substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, and the existence of a less harmful fallback position means very special circumstances do not exist.
The modest benefits of improved design, living conditions, biodiversity net gain, economic benefits and flood resilience did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness.
Framework references: 149
Plan policies cited: Policy PP2
Judgments cited: Mansell v Tonbridge And Malling Borough Council [2017] EWCA Civ 1314
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.