®Planning appeal decision
Sunrise and Denton , Dorchester Road, Wool, Dorset, BH20 6EQ
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 159, 162, 180a, 182
Plan policies cited: Policy FR, Policy BIO, Policy PH
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.