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Dismissed18 August 20233308906

Sunrise and Denton , Dorchester Road, Wool, Dorset, BH20 6EQ

Planning appeal 3308906 at Sunrise and Denton , Dorchester Road, Wool, Dorset, BH20 6EQ (Dorset) was dismissed on 18 August 2023 by Inspector O'Connor H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site provides an appropriate location for additional housing having regard to flood risk.

the erection of 2 detached bungalows with formation of vehicular access and parking

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
O'Connor H
Postcode
BH20 6EQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site provides an appropriate location for additional housing having regard to flood risk
  • The effect of the proposal on the Poole Harbour Special Protection Area and Ramsar site having regard to nutrient impacts and water quality

What decided it

The proposal fails the sequential test for flood risk and cannot be shown to avoid an adverse significant effect on the water quality of the Poole Harbour European habitat sites, both of which are protected by clear Framework policies that provide a reason for refusal notwithstanding the housing land supply shortfall.

The moderate benefit of providing two additional housing units suitable for a wide range of occupants was outweighed by the failure to apply the sequential approach to flood risk and the inability to rule out adverse significant effects on the integrity of European habitat sites already in unfavourable condition.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy FRPolicy BIOPolicy PH
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 159Paragraph 162Paragraph 180aParagraph 182

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