27 Warnford, Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH6 5PG

Alterations and conversion of garage to annexe for use ancillary to main dwelling by varying a condition attached to planning permission Ref 7-2019-27131-B, dated 6 March 2020

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Aqbal M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal results in the creation of an independent residential unit of accommodation and the implications of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
If the proposal would result in the creation of an independent residential unit of accommodation, the effect of this on the integrity of the Dorset Heathlands Special Protection Area and Ramsar Site, and the Dorset Heaths Special Area of Conservation

What decided it

The proposal does not create an independent residential unit of accommodation because the original permission and Condition 2 restrict the annexe to ancillary use, and a kitchenette can function within that ancillary purpose without constituting a material change of use.

Plan policies cited: CS6, CS41, CS21, CS38, CS16, CS18, CS33

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