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

in the approximate position marked by black hatching, the erection of marquee structures

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

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.

Framework references: 11, 85, 96, 98, 142, 143, 153, 154, 155, 170, 181, 213

Plan policies cited: Policy BE4, Policy HE1, Policy ME6, Policy KS3

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

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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