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Dismissed11 February 20253335646

Rear of 1091 Christchurch Road , Bournemouth, BH7 6BQ

Planning appeal 3335646 at Rear of 1091 Christchurch Road , Bournemouth, BH7 6BQ (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 11 February 2025 by Inspector Aqbal M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

Demolish existing storage building, sever land, and erect a detached bungalow with off street car parking

Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Aqbal M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • The quality of the proposed accommodation
  • The effect of the proposal on neighbours
  • The effect of the proposal on parking
  • Whether the proposal makes adequate provision for drainage
  • The effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Dorset Heathlands Special Protection Area and Ramsar Site, and the Dorset Heaths Special Area of Conservation

What decided it

The cumulative harms to character and appearance, living conditions of the proposed occupants and neighbours, parking uncertainty, and drainage inadequacy, when weighed against the limited benefits of a single additional dwelling in a context of housing land supply shortfall, resulted in adverse impacts that significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.

The benefits of providing an additional dwelling and addressing the Council's acute housing land supply shortfall (2.3 years) were afforded limited weight, but were substantially outweighed by the substantial weight given to the harms to character and appearance, living conditions of occupants and neighbours, parking safety, and drainage certainty, resulting in the conflict with the development plan not being outweighed by other considerations including the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 6.8 of the Bournemouth District Wide Local Plan (February 2002)Policy CS21 of the Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (October 2012)Policy CS41 of the Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (October 2012)Policy CS4 of the Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (October 2012)Policy CS33 of the Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (October 2012)Policy CS17 of the Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (October 2012)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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