Captains Club Hotel, Wick Lane, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1HU

an extension to the existing hotel to create additional hotel bedrooms and suites and ancillary plant rooms

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Major retail and services
Inspector: Thandi B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of nearby occupiers with regard to overlooking, light pollution and disturbance
The effect upon the integrity of the Dorset Heathlands Special Protection Area (SPA), Ramsar and the Dorset Heaths Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
The effect of the proposed development upon the River Avon Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

What decided it

The provision of adequate mitigation measures through financial contributions and nutrient credits, combined with acceptable separation distances and design features that would not cause unacceptable harm to living conditions or protected habitat sites, allowed the appeal to succeed.

Plan policies cited: Policy HE2, Policy ME2

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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