Planning appeal decision
Farley Lodge, 103-105 Bournemouth Road, Poole, BH14 9HR
Planning appeal 3294572 at Farley Lodge, 103-105 Bournemouth Road, Poole, BH14 9HR (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 2 September 2022 by Inspector Shrigley M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the proposed development on the external appearance of the two buildings to be altered.
for proposed alterations to both apartment blocks to construct a fourth & fifth floor of accommodation on each building to create 6 additional apartments in each block (twelve in total), and associated landscaping work
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Shrigley M
- Postcode
- BH14 9HR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impact of the proposed development on the external appearance of the two buildings to be altered
What decided it
The development would cause substantial harm to the external appearance of the appeal buildings by unduly distorting their well-proportioned proportions through increased height, bulk and mass in a prominent location, which could not be overcome by the housing supply and sustainability benefits cited.
The acknowledged economic and social benefits of boosting housing supply in accessible locations did not overcome the level of visual harm identified when gauging the proposal against the specific prior approval provisions of the GPDO relating to external appearance
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PP27 of the Poole Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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