Planning appeal decision
44 Western Road, Poole, BH13 6EU
Planning appeal 3319458 at 44 Western Road, Poole, BH13 6EU (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 5 February 2024 by Inspector Sutton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to trees.
Erect detached 2 bedroom house
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sutton A
- Postcode
- BH13 6EU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to trees
What decided it
The significant harmful effect on the character and appearance of the area through the inevitable pressure to remove or substantially prune protected trees over the lifetime of the development outweighs the limited benefits of housing delivery.
the limited social, economic and environmental benefits of the proposal were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts on the character of the area through harm to valued trees, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PP27Policy PP32Policy PP39
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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