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The Woodrisings, 10 Branksome Wood Road, Bournemouth, BH2 6DB
Planning appeal 3294594 at The Woodrisings, 10 Branksome Wood Road, Bournemouth, BH2 6DB (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 17 February 2023 by Inspector Parker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
demolition of existing buildings and erection of a block of 50 flats with basement parking
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Parker R
- Postcode
- BH2 6DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the scheme on highway safety in Branksome Wood Road and surrounding streets, with regard to parking and access arrangements
- the effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of flats in Central Park and 12a Branksome Wood Road, with reference to outlook and sunlight
What decided it
The significant and demonstrable harms to character and appearance, highway safety, and neighbouring living conditions, taken together, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery in the context of the housing shortfall.
The benefits of 42 new homes on previously developed land, given the significant housing shortfall (2.3 years supply), were outweighed by the significant harms to character and appearance, highway safety and living conditions of neighbouring residents, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Saved Policy 6.10 of the Bournemouth District Wide Local Plan (2002)Policy CS22 of the Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (2012)Policy CS41 of the Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (2012)Policy CS16 of the Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (2012)Policy CS19 of the Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (2012)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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