72 Danecourt Road, POOLE, BH14 0PH

planning permission is sought for the severance of land and erection of a highly sustainable, carbon-neutral, two-bedroom detached single storey dwelling with associated access and landscaping (revised proposal) in a backland location in Parkstone, Poole. Please refer to the attached design and access statement for more details

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Law T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The significant harm to character and appearance caused by the backland location, lack of street frontage, and contrasting scale and design, which substantially outweighed the limited housing and socio-economic benefits of a single dwelling in a context of housing undersupply.

The adverse impacts of granting planning permission, particularly the significant and long-lasting harm to character and appearance, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and socio-economic gains from a single dwelling

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy PP27, Policy PP28

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