®Planning appeal decision
4 Knightwood Close, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 4NE
‘Demolish existing dwelling and replace with two dwellings’
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Burley P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area
- whether statutory biodiversity net gain (BNG) would be achieved
- whether the effect of the appeal scheme on designated habitats sites would be appropriately mitigated
What decided it
The unmitigated adverse effect on the integrity of the New Forest protected habitats sites, combined with the harmful effect on the character and appearance of the area, outweighed the limited benefit of providing an additional housing unit.
The limited benefits of the proposal in providing an additional housing unit do not outweigh the conflict with the development plan and other harms, including the unmitigated impacts on designated habitats sites and harmful effect on character and appearance.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy HE2 of the Christchurch and East Dorset Local Plan Part 1 – Core Strategy 2014, saved Policy H12 of the Christchurch Local Plan, Policy HWNPH11 of the Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood Plan (2023), CLP Policy ME1, CLP Policy ME2
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.