®Planning appeal decision
Land at 74 Hurn Way and to the rear of nos.66-72 and 76 Hurn Way, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2PD
construction of a care home with associated parking, access and landscaping
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Parker R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the scheme would comply with development plan policy in respect of the provision of care homes
- the effect of the proposal on the ecology of the Dorset Heathlands Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar site and the Dorset Heaths SAC
- the effect on the ecology of the River Avon SAC
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the identified need for care accommodation and the absence of any adverse effects on protected sites that could not be mitigated, meant the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d) favoured permission.
The benefits of housing delivery (37 dwelling equivalents), meeting identified care needs for the frail elderly and dementia sufferers, efficient use of under-utilised garden land, and economic benefits during construction and operation significantly outweighed any adverse impacts on character, amenity or highways, with no material harms sufficient to justify refusal.
Framework references: 11, 56, 60
Plan policies cited: Policy LN6, Policy LN3, Policy KS1, Policy ME2, Policy HE2, Policy H12
Judgments cited: Landelijke Vereniging tot Behoud van de Waddenzee v Staatssecretaris van Landbouw [2004] EUECJ C-127/02
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.