®Planning appeal decision
Steamer Point (Former MCA Training Centre), Steamer Point, Christchurch, BH23 4JQ
the demolition of existing buildings and erection of 29 residential units comprising houses and apartments, associated car parking, landscaping and associated works
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Evans J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the impact upon protected trees
- the effect of the proposed development on protected species
What decided it
The cumulative environmental harm arising from significant damage to the character and appearance of the area through the prominence of the buildings and substantial loss of protected trees, combined with unresolved mechanisms to protect protected species, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing supply and affordable housing.
The benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing provision, and brownfield redevelopment were outweighed by the cumulative environmental harms comprising significant harm to character and appearance, substantial loss of protected trees, and unresolved protection mechanisms for protected species.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy HE2, Policy HE3, Policy ME1, Policy ME2, Policy ENV9
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