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Dismissed19 February 20243321847

89B Bargates, Christchurch, BH23 1QQ

Planning appeal 3321847 at 89B Bargates, Christchurch, BH23 1QQ (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 19 February 2024 by Inspector Evans J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the dwelling provides adequate living conditions for occupiers having particular regard to internal space and privacy.

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
Postcode
BH23 1QQ

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LN1Policy KS1Policy HE2Policy ME1Policy ME2Policy H12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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