®Planning appeal decision
31 Chine Crescent, Bournemouth, BH2 5LB
change of use of lower ground floor to 3no. holiday let rooms and manager’s flat; change of use of ground, first and second floor to provide 12no. rooms for language school students for a temporary period of 3 years
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Burley P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the appeal scheme on the tourism function of the area, including on the supply of tourist accommodation
- the acceptability of the living conditions of the occupiers of the house of multiple occupation (HMO) and the associated manager's accommodation
What decided it
The harm to the tourism function of the area caused by the net loss of tourist accommodation, which had not been fully justified, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of the HMO provision when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
The benefits of 12 HMO rooms (moderated downwards due to poor accommodation standards) and small positive weight for economic and social benefits and holiday lets were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to the tourism function of the area.
Framework references: 11, 90
Plan policies cited: CS Policy CS28, CS Policy CS29, CS Policy CS41, Policy D4 of the Bournemouth Town Centre Area Action Plan (2013), saved Policy 6.17 of the Bournemouth District Wide Local Plan (February 2002)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.