101 Longfleet Road, Poole, BH15 2HP

Planning appeal 3346813 at 101 Longfleet Road, Poole, BH15 2HP (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was allowed on 3 March 2025 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Heckford Park Conservation Area.

Change of use from small (C4) House of Multiple Occupation to large 8-bedroom (8-person) (Sui-generis) House of Multiple Occupation

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Davies N
Postcode: BH15 2HP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Heckford Park Conservation Area
Whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions for future occupants
The impact of the development on the Dorset Heathlands Special Protection Area, the Dorset Heaths Special Area of Conservation, and the Poole Harbour Special Protection Area

What decided it

The unilateral undertaking securing mitigation contributions for the protected sites, combined with the absence of any external changes to the building and the adequacy of the internal accommodation standards, allowed the appeal to proceed.

The benefits of allowing the change of use, with appropriate mitigation secured through the unilateral undertaking, outweighed any concerns about the roofspace bedrooms not fully meeting the NDSS, which was found to have limited applicability to existing HMO enlargements.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy PP27Policy PP30Policy PP32Policy PP39
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 58

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