Planning appeal decision
200C Ringwood Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH14 0RR
Planning appeal 3302727 at 200C Ringwood Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH14 0RR (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 16 February 2023 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
a two storey semi-detached dwelling
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- BH14 0RR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The impact of the development on the integrity of the Dorset Heathland Special Protection Area (SPA) and the Dorset Heaths Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
What decided it
The absence of a legal agreement to secure mitigation payments for recreational disturbance to European protected sites, combined with significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, meant the development could not be approved.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PP28Policy PP27Policy PP37Policy PP32
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 124Paragraph 180
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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