1 Bridge Place, Bournemouth, BH10 7EA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Appeal A: (a) The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area; (b) The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of adjacent dwellings, with regard to light and outlook; (c) Whether the dwelling would provide suitable living conditions for future occupants; (d) The impact of the development on the integrity of the Dorset Heathlands Special Protection Area (the SPA) and the Dorset Heaths Special Area of Conservation (the SAC); (e) The effect of the development on protected species; (f) Whether occupants of the dwelling would be safe from flooding; (g) Whether the submitted drawings provide an accurate basis on which to assess the effect of the development.
• Appeal B: (a) The effect that varying the condition would have on the character and appearance of the area; (b) The living conditions of the occupants of 1 Bridge Place; (c) The integrity of the SPA and the SAC.

What decided it

The failure to secure planning obligations to mitigate impacts on the Dorset Heathlands SPA and SAC, combined with the significant harm to character and appearance and living conditions of neighbours and future occupants, meant the proposals conflicted with the development plan and could not be justified.

The modest benefits of providing one additional dwelling and supporting housing supply were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance, living conditions of neighbours and future occupants, and the inability to safely conclude that the integrity of the SPA and SAC would be protected; the tilted balance did not apply due to the likely significant effect on the habitats site.