Planning appeal decision
227 Bournemouth Road, Poole, BH14 9HU
Planning appeal 3346211 at 227 Bournemouth Road, Poole, BH14 9HU (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 30 October 2025 by Inspector Boffin D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the steps required by the Enforcement Notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control or injury to amenity under section 174(2)(f) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Erection of a self-contained dwelling to the rear of the property
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Boffin D
- Postcode
- BH14 9HU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the steps required by the Enforcement Notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control or injury to amenity under section 174(2)(f) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
What decided it
The imprecise wording of requirement v) was not proportionate to the purposes of section 173(4), requiring variation to clarify that only kitchen area fixtures, fittings, appliances and service pipes must be removed, not all pipework within the building.
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