®Planning appeal decision
4 Sopers Lane, Poole, BH17 7ES
Demolish garage, outbuilding and sunroom to rear of dwelling at no. 4 Sopers Lane, carry out internal alterations to the existing dwelling to reduce the number of habitable rooms, sever land and erect a pair of semi-detached bungalows with on site car parking on frontage of property
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Worley E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- highway safety, with particular regard to pedestrian visibility
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, arising from the introduction of substantial built form into the open rear gardens and disruption of the established pattern of development, substantially and demonstrably outweighed the housing benefits in the planning balance.
The benefits of housing delivery and efficient use of brownfield land, together with economic benefits and biodiversity net gain, were substantially and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance when assessed against the Framework policies seeking well-designed places.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy PP2, Policy PP27, Policy PP28, Policy PP34, Policy PP35
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