®Planning appeal decision
6 Dean Swift Crescent, POOLE, BH14 8LE
to sever land and erect detached zero carbon bungalow
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the effect upon protected trees
- The effect of the proposal upon European sites
What decided it
The engagement of the presumption in favour of sustainable development due to the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the limited weight attributed to the harm from tree loss, meant the benefits of delivering an additional residential unit in an accessible location outweighed the identified policy conflict.
The limited harm to character and appearance from the loss of protected trees was outweighed by the moderate benefit of delivering an additional residential unit in circumstances of housing land supply shortfall, applying the presumption in favour of sustainable development under Framework paragraph 11.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy PP27, Policy PP32, Policy PP39, Policy PP37
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.