®Planning appeal decision
16-20a Belle Vue Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, BH6 3DP
demolition of four existing bungalows and erection of two blocks of flats and three bungalows (a total of 25 units)
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Ashworth S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed parking provision on highway safety and convenience in the area
- The effect of the proposed cycle parking provision on the promotion of sustainable transport options
- The effect of the proposal on biodiversity
What decided it
The adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance, inadequate parking provision, and failure to satisfactorily promote sustainable transport significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery when assessed against the Framework as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
The considerable weight attached to housing provision in a sustainable location with significant unmet need was outweighed by the significant weight of harm to character and appearance and the moderate weight of harm from inadequate parking and cycle storage provision, resulting in adverse impacts that significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
Framework references: 11, 126, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy CS6, Policy CS21, Policy CS41, Policy 6.8, Policy 6.10, Policy CS19, Policy CS16, Policy CS18, Policy CS30
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.