Silverways Nursing Home, 10 SILVER WAY, CHRISTCHURCH, Dorset, BH23 4LJ

2-storey extension to existing nursing home to create a linked, 10 bedroom care home wing

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Harrington S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to overlooking and overshadowing
The effect of the proposal on vehicular parking
The effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Dorset Heathlands and New Forest Special Area of Conservation and Special Protection Areas and the River Avon Special Area of Conservation (Habitats sites)

What decided it

The proposal would cause significant harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through increased overlooking and loss of privacy, which was not outweighed by other benefits of the scheme.

Plan policies cited: LP Policy H12, CS Policy HE2, CS Policy KS11, CS Policy KS12

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