®Planning appeal decision
104 Horsham Avenue, Bournemouth, BH10 7JQ
Planning appeal 3315613 at 104 Horsham Avenue, Bournemouth, BH10 7JQ (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 24 November 2023 by Inspector Sutton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed dwelling would provide satisfactory living conditions for the future occupants, having regard to privacy.
demolish garage and garden room, sever land and erect 1 No 2 bed bungalow with parking and bike store
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sutton A
- Postcode
- BH10 7JQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed dwelling would provide satisfactory living conditions for the future occupants, having regard to privacy
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposal would make satisfactory provision for parking
What decided it
The proposal would not provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants due to material overlooking from elevated first-floor windows of rear properties combined with insufficient separation and a small rear garden, which harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited housing and economic benefits.
The limited social, economic and environmental benefits of the small windfall development were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to future occupants' living conditions in respect of privacy, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS22Policy CS41Policy 6.8Policy CS6Policy CS16Policy CS38
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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