7 Knole Gardens, Bournemouth, BH1 3QY

new build dwelling with associated access and parking

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Plenty B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
The effect on the Dorset Heathlands SPA and Ramsar Site and Dorset Heaths SAC
The effect of the proposal on the New Forest SAC, New Forest SPA and Ramsar Site

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance, under which the modest harm to character and appearance was outweighed by the benefits of delivering a self-build dwelling within the settlement boundary.

The significant benefits of housing supply, self-build provision, and infill development within the settlement boundary outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance, such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework.

Framework references: 11, 73, 135

Plan policies cited: Policy 6.8 of the Bournemouth District Wide Local Plan [2002], Policy CS41 of the Core Strategy [2012], Policy CS33 of the Core Strategy [2012], Residential Design Guide [2008], Dorset Heathland SPD, New Forest Strategic Access Management and Monitoring Strategy [2023]

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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