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Notice upheld23 June 20253343759

16 Hilda Road, Poole, BH12 2HW

Planning appeal 3343759 at 16 Hilda Road, Poole, BH12 2HW (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 23 June 2025 by Inspector Hocking P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged breach of planning control (erection of a self-contained unit of accommodation) has occurred as a matter of fact.

Without planning permission, the erection of a self-contained unit of accommodation

Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hocking P
Postcode
BH12 2HW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the alleged breach of planning control (erection of a self-contained unit of accommodation) has occurred as a matter of fact
  • Whether there has been a breach of planning control
  • Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach
  • Whether the time given to comply with the notice is reasonable

What decided it

The appellant's unsubstantiated assertions regarding the building's original use as a workshop, lacking sworn evidence or corroborating documentation, failed to discharge the burden of proof on the balance of probabilities that no breach of planning control had occurred.

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