®Planning appeal decision
17-19 Parkstone Road, Poole, BH15 2NN
Planning appeal 3353071 at 17-19 Parkstone Road, Poole, BH15 2NN (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 27 May 2025 by Inspector Kent R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the Dorset Heathlands SPA, the Dorset Heathlands Ramsar site, the Dorset Heathlands SAC and the Poole Harbour SPA and Ramsar site.
Extension to the rear of the existing building, to increase the number of HMOs from 9 to 16, with covered cycle storage
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Kent R
- Postcode
- BH15 2NN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the Dorset Heathlands SPA, the Dorset Heathlands Ramsar site, the Dorset Heathlands SAC and the Poole Harbour SPA and Ramsar site
- whether removing or varying the condition would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of the development with regard to amenity space
What decided it
The failure to secure appropriate mitigation for nitrogen discharges to Poole Harbour SPA and Ramsar site, which would cause moderate harm to the protected sites and trigger the exception in footnote 7 to paragraph 11d)i of the Framework, preventing the tilted balance from applying.
The modest benefit of additional housing supply and construction employment, given substantial weight, was outweighed by the substantial weight given to the moderate harm to the Poole Harbour SPA and Ramsar site from unmitigated nitrogen discharges and the substantial weight of the Framework conflict, with the presumption in favour of sustainable development not applying due to the likely adverse effect on habitats sites.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PP32Policy PP27Policy PP25
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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