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Dismissed17 October 20253365323

The Garage Between 22 Banks Road and 1 Panorama Road, Banks Road, Poole, Dorset, BH13 7QE

Planning appeal 3365323 at The Garage Between 22 Banks Road and 1 Panorama Road, Banks Road, Poole, Dorset, BH13 7QE (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 17 October 2025 by Inspector Pickernell E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the development is suitable having regard to flood risk.

change of use to dwellinghouse

Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Pickernell E
Postcode
BH13 7QE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the location of the development is suitable having regard to flood risk
  • the effect of the proposal on the availability of employment space locally, having regard to local development plan policies
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposal would result in acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed development with particular regard to privacy, internal space and light and for the occupiers of 1 Panorama Road with particular regard to privacy
  • whether the proposal would secure appropriate Biodiversity Net Gain

What decided it

The location is unsuitable having regard to flood risk because the proposal would increase vulnerability to flooding, safe escape routes cannot be assured, and residual risks cannot be safely managed.

The moderate positive weight given to housing supply benefits and brownfield reuse does not outweigh the significant weight attached to flood risk harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PP38Policy PP16Policy PP40Policy PP27Policy PP31Policy PP37Policy PP33The Sandbanks Peninsula Neighbourhood Plan 2023 – 2033 SAND5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 176Paragraph 181

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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