BCP Council (Bournemouth Area): Neil McKeon has recently won an appeal
against BPC Council and secured retrospective planning permission for the
erection of a detached annexe outbuilding to a rear garden on Watcombe Road, Bournemouth.
The annexe was built to house a bedroom, kitchen and living space to the rear
garden of the host property. The Council objected to the proposal, as the annexe was
built larger than a previously approved householder application secured in
March 2021, and refused the revised retrospective application. They
claimed the revised building would harm to the character and appearance of the area and neighbouring
amenity/privacy as result of the footprint and scale creating a “congested
form of development”.
Pure Town Planning was instructed to challenge the decision with an appeal to the Planning
Inspectorate and justify how the larger annexe was policy compliant. The
Inspector acknowledged the key reference points of our appeal statement,
accepting that the building was comparable in both size and position to many
examples in the immediate and wider context. The Inspector noted that the
outbuilding would retain spaciousness to the host property and would not harm
the character and appearance of the area. Furthermore, the annexe was judged to
be acceptable in respect to its relationship to neighbouring properties –
thereby safeguarding their amenity and privacy. This positive appeal outcome
was welcomed news to the client after a lengthy application process with the
Council.
If you have recently been refused planning permission and wish to consider
appealing the decision, then please call Pure Town Planning on 01202 585524, or
email
info@puretownplanning.co.uk to see how we can help you.
