®Planning appeal decision
74 Irving Road, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BJ
Revert back to previous use as veterinary surgery from current use as residential
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Praine N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for a veterinary surgery having regard to the development plan
What decided it
The proposal fails the sequential test for retail/commercial uses and conflicts with the development plan's aim to deliver and maintain a sufficient supply of housing, with the adverse impacts of granting permission significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits.
the adverse impacts of granting planning permission would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, tipping against the proposal
Plan policies cited: Policy 6.3 of the Bournemouth District Wide Local Plan (2002), Policies 5.19, 5.20, 6.3 of the Local Plan, Policies CS6 and CS9 of the Bournemouth Local Plan Core Strategy (2012), Policy CS11 of the Core Strategy
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.