®Planning appeal decision
7-9 The Starre Inne, Purewell , Christchurch , BH23 1EH
Planning appeal 3291430 at 7-9 The Starre Inne, Purewell , Christchurch , BH23 1EH (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 29 September 2022 by Inspector Webb B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants in relation to internal floor space.
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
- Postcode
- BH23 1EH
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LN1Policy ME6Policy HE1saved Policy BE15saved Policy BE4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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