®Planning appeal decision
7-9 The Starre Inne, Purewell , Christchurch , BH23 1EH
ground-floor office space with 4 x 1-bed apartments above
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- mixed-use · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Webb B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants in relation to internal floor space
- the acceptability of the development in relation to flood risk
- the effect of the development on designated heritage assets, including whether it would preserve the setting of a Grade II listed building, and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of Purewell Conservation Area
What decided it
The development failed the Sequential Test for flood risk by not demonstrating that reasonably available alternative sites could not accommodate the proposed uses, and the design caused less-than-substantial but considerable harm to heritage assets that was not outweighed by public benefits.
The less-than-substantial harm to the listed building's setting and Conservation Area character was not outweighed by the claimed public benefits of housing supply, office provision, brownfield reuse, and soft landscaping, because the dwellings and offices were themselves unacceptable and the development was sequentially unsuitable for flood risk.
Framework references: 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy LN1, Policy ME6, Policy HE1, saved Policy BE15, saved Policy BE4
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.