®Planning appeal decision
The New Westcliff Hotel, 29 Chine Crescent, Bournemouth, BH2 5LB
Retrospective application for change of use of a former hotel building at no. 29 to a 22-person HMO (Sui Generis Use) with shared dining room, kitchen, and parking area
- Authority
- Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- BH2 5LB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the provision of tourist accommodation in the area
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
- the effect of the proposal on European Protected Sites
What decided it
The proposal would conflict with the Habitats Regulations and Policy CS33 because the unexecuted legal agreement could not guarantee mitigation of adverse effects on European Protected Sites, and the appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence of non-viability of the hotel use contrary to Policy CS28 and the Tourism SPD.
The modest housing contribution was outweighed by the failure to demonstrate loss of viable tourist accommodation and the unmitigated risk to European Protected Sites, such that the exception in NPPF paragraph 11(d) applied and the tilted balance was not engaged.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS28, Policy CS16, Policy CS18, Policy CS41, Policy CS33
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.