®Planning appeal decision
89B Bargates, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1QQ
alterations and conversion of outbuilding into a residential dwelling (retrospective)
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Evans J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the dwelling provides adequate living conditions for occupiers having particular regard to internal space and privacy
- The impact of the proposal upon the integrity of the Dorset Heathlands and upon the River Avon habitat sites
What decided it
The significant adverse social and environmental harms arising from unacceptable living conditions and the absence of conclusive and effective mechanisms to protect the integrity of the habitat sites substantially and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing provision.
The modest social and environmental benefits of providing an additional high-quality dwelling with renewable energy and water efficiency measures were substantially and demonstrably outweighed by the significant cumulative harms of unacceptable living conditions for occupiers and the absence of effective mitigation for the Dorset Heathlands and River Avon habitat sites.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy LN1, Policy KS1, Policy HE2, Policy ME1, Policy ME2, Policy H12
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.