®Planning appeal decision
6 Wycliffe Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 1JP
Planning appeal 6000801 at 6 Wycliffe Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 1JP (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 28 January 2026 by Inspector Faulkner H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on protected European Designated Sites, namely the Dorset Heathlands Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar, the Dorset Heaths Special Area of Conservation (SAC), the New Forest SAC, New Forest SPA and New Forest Ramsar.
the subdivision of a house into 2 dwellinghouses
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Faulkner H
- Postcode
- BH9 1JP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on protected European Designated Sites, namely the Dorset Heathlands Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar, the Dorset Heaths Special Area of Conservation (SAC), the New Forest SAC, New Forest SPA and New Forest Ramsar
- whether the proposed development would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers
- the effect of the proposed development upon the availability of family housing
What decided it
The inability to ascertain that the integrity of the Dorset Heathlands and New Forest designated sites would not be adversely affected by the development due to lack of a completed mitigation agreement, which alone provides a strong reason for refusal under NPPF paragraph 11.
Although the proposal would provide an additional housing unit in a sustainable location and the lack of housing supply would weigh in favour of the proposal even against the loss of a small family dwelling, the harm to protected European sites provides a strong reason for refusal that cannot be overcome by these benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS33Policy CS41Policy CS19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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