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Notice upheld27 March 20263337488

The Boathouse, 9 Quay Road, Christchurch, BH23 1BU

Planning appeal 3337488 at The Boathouse, 9 Quay Road, Christchurch, BH23 1BU (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 27 March 2026 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of M1 and M2 on designated heritage assets comprising Christchurch Central Conservation Area and relevant listed buildings.

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Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Buchanan R
Postcode
BH23 1BU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of M1 and M2 on designated heritage assets comprising Christchurch Central Conservation Area and relevant listed buildings
  • whether M1 and M2 would protect people and property from flooding
  • whether M1 and M2 would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt, having regard to the NPPF and relevant development plan policy
  • whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm so as to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The combination of less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area, inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing significant harm, and unresolved flood risk concerns, which together were not outweighed by the modest public benefits claimed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BE4Policy HE1Policy ME6Policy KS3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 85Paragraph 96Paragraph 98Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 170Paragraph 181Paragraph 213

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