5 Parkstone Heights, POOLE, BH14 0QE

demolition of existing bungalow and erection of three dwellings

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Thandi B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposal upon the living conditions of existing occupiers
The impact upon the safe and efficient operation of the local highway network

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area, given significant weight as a conflict with the most important policies in the development plan, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery under the tilted balance.

The modest housing contribution and economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the unacceptable harm to character and appearance and conflict with the development plan's most important policies, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy PP27, Policy PP28, Policy PP35

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