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Dismissed6 March 20253351196

140 Foxholes Road, Poole , Bournemouth Christchurch Poole, BH15 3NE

proposed new build 1no. bed dwelling on land adj to 140 Foxholes Road

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • highway safety with particular regard to the provision of car parking

What decided it

The significant harm to character and appearance and highway safety demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery, such that the proposal did not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development.

The limited benefits of housing delivery, efficient land use and economic benefits were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and highway safety, resulting in dismissal despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 129, 135, 139

Plan policies cited: Policy PP27, Policy PP28, Policy PP35

Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)

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