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Dismissed10 July 20266006861

The New Westcliff Hotel, 29 Chine Crescent, Bournemouth, BH2 5LB

Planning appeal 6006861 at The New Westcliff Hotel, 29 Chine Crescent, Bournemouth, BH2 5LB (Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 10 July 2026 by Inspector L J O'Brien, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the provision of tourist accommodation in the area.

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
Inspector
L J O'Brien
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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS28Policy CS16Policy CS18Policy CS41Policy CS33
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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