14 Links Road, POOLE, BH14 9QR

erection of a two-bedroom bungalow

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Harrington S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for the future occupiers, with particular regard to sunlight

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii), and the absence of any identified adverse impacts that would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of delivering a dwelling in an existing settlement.

The modest benefits of housing delivery and economic contribution, assessed against the absence of significant adverse impacts and compliance with the development plan, tipped in favour of allowing the appeal under the tilted balance.

Framework references: 11, 69, 125, 8

Plan policies cited: Policy PP28, Policy PP27

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