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Allowed6 March 20263376155

Dorwin Court, 328 Poole Road & 68 Princess Road, Poole, BH12 1AR

Planning appeal 3376155 at Dorwin Court, 328 Poole Road & 68 Princess Road, Poole, BH12 1AR (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was allowed on 6 March 2026 by Inspector Young D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

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
Postcode
BH12 1AR

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PP27Policy PP28Policy PP12Policy PP11Policy PP32Policy PP39
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 125

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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