27 Grosvenor Road, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 8BQ

alterations to the existing building and roof top extension to form additional flat with associated bin, cycle and car parking

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wyborn D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and area, having regard to whether or not the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Westbourne Conservation Area

What decided it

The fairly substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, a designated heritage asset, outweighs the limited benefits of providing a single additional residential unit, and provides a clear reason for refusing the development under paragraph 11d of the Framework.

The harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, attributed great weight, outweighs the limited weight afforded to the benefits of housing supply and efficient land use, such that the planning balance falls against the proposal.

Framework references: 11, 208

Plan policies cited: CS6, CS21, CS39, CS41, 4.4, 6.10

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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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