2c Flat 1a, Beresford Road, Bournemouth, BH6 5AA

the change of use from Class C3 to Class E3

Authority: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: employment-industrial
Postcode: BH6 5AA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether or not the existing use constitutes a small family dwellinghouse
the effect of the development on the retention of residential accommodation stock in the Bournemouth District Wide Local Plan (2002) area

What decided it

The property does not constitute a small family dwellinghouse and the environment is unsatisfactory for residential use, satisfying the criteria for loss of residential accommodation under the development plan.

the loss of a single dwelling, which would be unsatisfactory for residential use in its setting, was outweighed by accordance with the development plan policies, notwithstanding the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply

Plan policies cited: Policy CS19 of the Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (2012), Policy 6.3 of the Bournemouth District Wide Local Plan (2002)

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