®Planning appeal decision
Dorset Lake Manor, 155 Sandbanks Road, Bournemouth Christchurch Poole, Poole, BH14 8EL
Planning appeal 3371011 at Dorset Lake Manor, 155 Sandbanks Road, Bournemouth Christchurch Poole, Poole, BH14 8EL (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 12 February 2026 by Inspector Aqbal M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal represents an acceptable form of development having regard to flood risk.
to extend the existing first floor of the rear building to create a 2 bedroom, 3 persons self-contained flat is being submitted. The proposal will provide a high quality and interesting new home to Poole
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
- Postcode
- BH14 8EL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal represents an acceptable form of development having regard to flood risk
What decided it
The updated flood-risk mapping showing the entire appeal site within future Flood Zone 3a, combined with the failure to undertake a Sequential Test and the absence of demonstrated safe mitigation, means the proposal cannot be made safe for its lifetime and conflicts with flood-risk protection policies that engage the Footnote 7 exception to the tilted balance.
The benefits of delivering an additional dwelling and supporting housing land supply were afforded only limited weight because the development would be susceptible to flood risk; these limited benefits do not outweigh the identified harm and conflict with the development plan
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PP32Policy PP39Policy PP38
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 170Paragraph 175
- Judgments
- Wathen-Fayed v Secretary of State (2023)
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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