13 Ridgeway, Broadstone, Poole, Dorset, BH18 8DY

Planning appeal 3340581 at 13 Ridgeway, Broadstone, Poole, Dorset, BH18 8DY (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 6 December 2024 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the effect on the significance of the Ridgeway and Broadstone Conservation Area with regard to its setting.

sever the plot and erect a detached dwelling with associated access and parking

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Rose C
Postcode: BH18 8DY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the effect on the significance of the Ridgeway and Broadstone Conservation Area with regard to its setting
the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at No.13 Ridgeway with particular regard to light and outlook
whether the proposal provides convenient and practical bicycle storage

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the setting of the Conservation Area, combined with harm to neighbouring living conditions, outweighed the limited public benefits of providing an additional dwelling.

the limited public benefits from the provision of an additional dwelling in an accessible location did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy PP27Policy PP28Policy PP30
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 208

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