®Planning appeal decision
Dorwin Court, 328 Poole Road & 68 Princess Road, Poole, BH12 1AR
the alteration and upward extension of the buildings to create second and third floors of accommodation on each building to create 10 additional apartments in each block (20 in total)
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Young D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regards to overshadowing
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance in NPPF paragraph 11(d), and the substantial benefit of delivering 20 additional housing units in an area of acute need outweighed the absence of any identified harms.
The benefits of delivering 20 additional housing units in an area of acute need outweighed the absence of any identified harms, with the tilted balance applied due to the Council's shortfall in housing land supply.
Framework references: 11, 125
Plan policies cited: Policy PP27, Policy PP28, Policy PP12, Policy PP11, Policy PP32, Policy PP39
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