Compton Business Park, Unit 12, Thrush Road, Poole, BH12 4FJ

Planning appeal 3269322 at Compton Business Park, Unit 12, Thrush Road, Poole, BH12 4FJ (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was allowed on 12 November 2021 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for the proposed use, bearing in mind development plan policy relating to existing employment areas.

change of use of Unit 12 for use as Dance School (temp consent 5 years)

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Davies N
Postcode: BH12 4FJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for the proposed use, bearing in mind development plan policy relating to existing employment areas
The effect of the development on the safety of pedestrians visiting the premises

What decided it

The lack of suitable alternative sites outside existing employment areas, combined with evidence that all student movements would be by car and the use would operate outside main business hours, justified the change of use despite the site's location in a strategically important employment area.

The employment benefits of occupying a vacant unit and the lack of suitable alternative sites outside employment areas outweighed the loss of potential employment land, provided the use was limited to five years and controlled hours to protect the long-term strategy for safeguarding employment buildings.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy PP16Policy PP35Poole Local Plan (2018) paragraphs 7.8, 7.9, 7.15

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