®Planning appeal decision
9 Tower Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4LA
Planning appeal 3338577 at 9 Tower Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4LA (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 23 October 2024 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would provide suitable living conditions for future occupants with regard to external amenity space.
Erection of a two storey side extension and conversion of loft to habitable use with 2 x rear dormers to enlarge the existing 7-bed HMO with a manager's office
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- BH1 4LA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would provide suitable living conditions for future occupants with regard to external amenity space
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of 9c Tower Road with regard to external amenity space
What decided it
The proposal would result in poor living conditions for the occupants of 9c Tower Road due to an inadequate rear garden of only 28.5 square metres, which conflicts with Policy CS41 and Policy BAP8, and this harm outweighs the modest housing benefits in the planning balance.
The limited benefits of providing residential accommodation and contributing to housing supply are significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the conflict with development plan policies protecting the living conditions of the occupants of 9c Tower Road through adequate external amenity space.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS41 of the Bournemouth Local Plan Core Strategy (2012)Policy CS24 of the Bournemouth Local Plan Core Strategy (2012)Policy 6.17 of the Bournemouth District Wide Local Plan (2002)Policy BAP8 of the Boscombe & Pokesdown Neighbourhood Plan (2019)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 77Paragraph 11dParagraph 60Paragraph 70Paragraph 12Paragraph 135
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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