®Planning appeal decision
28 Amethyst Road, Christchurch, BH23 3EA
Planning appeal 3296596 at 28 Amethyst Road, Christchurch, BH23 3EA (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 24 March 2023 by Inspector Leonard S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 28 Amethyst Road, with particular reference to outlook impacts.
construction of two storey, 2 bedroom, semi-detached dwelling house with forecourt parking and rear garden
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Leonard S
- Postcode
- BH23 3EA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 28 Amethyst Road, with particular reference to outlook impacts
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to access design
- The effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Dorset Heathlands SPA, Ramsar Site and Dorset Heaths SAC (the European sites)
What decided it
The significant harms to the living conditions of the occupiers of the host property through overbearing outlook impacts and to highway safety through inadequate pedestrian visibility splays substantially and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of delivering an additional dwelling, even in the context of a shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
The modest benefits of delivering an additional dwelling and economic and social benefits were afforded moderate weight, but the significant harms to residential amenity and highway safety substantially and demonstrably outweighed these benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole, such that the proposal would not be sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE2Policy ME2Policy KS11Policy KS12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 8Paragraph 60Paragraph 69Paragraph 110Paragraph 112Paragraph 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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