®Planning appeal decision
18 -20 Dalmeny Road, Bournemouth, BH6 4BN
demolition of existing buildings and the erection of a flatted development and town house
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to privacy, sunlight, outlook, and daylight
- highway safety
What decided it
The adverse impacts on character and appearance, living conditions of neighbours, and highway safety, when assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest housing benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
The modest housing benefits and compliance with development plan policies (moderate weight) were outweighed by great weight given to the significant adverse impacts on character and appearance, neighbour living conditions, and highway safety, such that even under the tilted balance of paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework, the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
Framework references: 11, 60, 70, 115, 128, 131, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy CS41, Policy CS19, Policy CS2, Policy 6.8, Policy 6.10
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.