®Planning appeal decision
1 Parish Road, POOLE, BH15 2JF
to sever land to the rear of 1 Parish Road to form two properties with associated parking and access
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including its impact on existing trees and hedges
- Whether the proposed development would provide suitable living conditions for future occupants with regard to external amenity space and privacy
- The effect of the proposed access and parking on the safety of highway users
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area through loss of hedgerow and likely removal of boundary trees, combined with unsuitable outdoor amenity space for future occupants due to heavy shading, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest housing supply benefits even in the context of a shortfall in five-year supply.
The benefits of housing delivery and addressing the shortfall in housing land supply were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to character and appearance and the unsatisfactory living conditions for future occupants, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 60, 70, 123, 129, 131, 135, 225
Plan policies cited: Policy PP27, Policy PP28, Policy PP35
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.