®Planning appeal decision
18 -20 Dalmeny Road, Bournemouth, BH6 4BN
Planning appeal 3324506 at 18 -20 Dalmeny Road, Bournemouth, BH6 4BN (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 13 September 2024 by Inspector O'Doherty A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
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
- Postcode
- BH6 4BN
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS41Policy CS19Policy CS2Policy 6.8Policy 6.10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 70Paragraph 115Paragraph 128Paragraph 131Paragraph 135
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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