®Planning appeal decision
2, 3 & 4 Leicester Road, Poole, BH13 6BY
for the demolition of existing dwellings and erection of a 35 unit residential development with associated access and parking
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Shrigley M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect to the character and appearance of the area having regard to the Branksome Park and Chine Gardens Conservation Area it falls within
- The impact to highway safety
- The overall effects of the proposed development on biodiversity and ecological interests
What decided it
The substantial harm to the special character and appearance of the conservation area, combined with the substantial harm to highway safety from the constrained access arrangement, outweighed the housing and economic benefits of the development.
The benefits of housing delivery, economic growth and effective land use were outweighed by the substantial harm to the conservation area's character and appearance and the substantial harm to highway safety; the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) did not apply because other forms of residential development could occur without such harm.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy PP01, Policy PP02, Policy PP27, Policy PP28, Policy PP32, Policy PP35
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.