Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council appeal evidence
Refused over highway safety in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?
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- Matched locally
- 18 of 239
- eligible decision families
- Allowed
- 6
- matched appeal records
- Dismissed
- 12
- matched appeal records
- Householder
- 12
- of 18 matched records
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Planning Data area point: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole LPA (50.746989, −1.88326). This is the published representative point for the authority boundary, not a town hall, camera position or appeal site.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council appeal findings
Highway access evidence in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
The selected examples are more dismissal-heavy than the matched local set.
Counted against appeals
Access conflicts, dropped kerbs and track harm
Junction, access and bus-stop conflicts
The proposed access created multiple conflicts with junctions, other accesses and a bus stop, raising the potential for accidents.
Dropped kerb safety harm
The Inspector concluded that the dropped-kerb proposal would have an unacceptable detrimental effect on highway safety. The extract does not explain why.
Inadequate access track
The Inspector concluded that the inadequate access track would result in potential harm. This extract gives no further assessment.
Helped or needed
Visibility and low vehicle movements
Forward visibility and few trips
Ample forward visibility and few movements from one dwelling meant brief vehicle waits were not an unacceptable safety risk.
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- Does the refusal identify conflicts with junctions, accesses or a bus stop?
- What evidence addresses forward visibility at the access?
- Does the refusal explain why the access track is inadequate?
Appeal 89364 is at this issue's edge because it also covers character and appearance, while Appeal 82743 provides only a conclusion on its access track. These decisions do not predict another result.
Appeal evidence examples
Compare allowed and dismissed appeal reasoning
Each example separates the development, the Inspector-stated issue that selected it, and the reasoning from the decision. Compare the facts as well as the outcome: these examples do not predict how a different proposal would be decided.
Allowed appeal examples
1 example
24 April 2026 · Allowed
Development described in the decision
the erection of a detached dwelling with associated access and parking.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issue is the effect of the development on highway safety.
Paragraph 2 · Source page 1
Reasoning from the decision
This along with my own observations, suggests that the small number of drivers who use [address] are acutely aware of its limitations and drive accordingly. On that basis, I have no reason to think that future occupiers of the development would not drive in a similar manner. I accept there might be occasions where vehicles will need to wait for a short time on [address] to allow a vehicle to egress. However, taking account of the ample forward visibility along [address] as well as the characteristics of [address] and the small number of additional movements generated by a single dwelling, this would not pose an unacceptable highway safety risk.
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Dismissed appeal examples
4 examples
12 January 2023 · Dismissed
Development described in the decision
formation of new vehicular access from [address] and blocking up of existing vehicular access.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.
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Reasoning from the decision
Accordingly, I find that the proposed access would be harmful to highway safety in that it would give rise to multiple conflicts with existing junctions, other accesses and a bus stop, leading to the increased potential for accidents to occur. There are no other considerations that would mitigate for the harm I have found. For these reasons, the appeal proposal would be contrary to paragraphs 110 b) and 112 c) of the National Planning Policy Framework (July
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26 June 2026 · Dismissed
Development described in the decision
described as “Drop kerb construction consisting of 1 left hand tapper, 5 low kerbs and 1 right hand taper outside [site address] ”.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issues are the effect of the proposed development on: • highway safety on [address]; and • the character and appearance of the area. 1 Procedural Guide: Planning appeals- England. For appeals relating to applications dated on or before 31 March 2026 (May 2026)
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Reasoning from the decision
I conclude that the proposal would have an unacceptable and detrimental effect on highway safety on [address]. As such, it would conflict with policies KS11 and KS12 of the Christchurch and East Dorset Local Plan Part 1- [name] (2014). These policies seek, amongst other things, that development provides safe access.
Paragraph 10 · Source page 2
27 May 2026 · Dismissed
Development described in the decision
described as ‘Demolish garage, outbuilding and sunroom to rear of dwelling at no. [site address] , 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’.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issues are the effect of the proposed development on: • the character and appearance of the area; and • highway safety, with particular regard to pedestrian visibility.
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Reasoning from the decision
Taking these matters together, I therefore conclude that the proposed access arrangements would not have an adverse effect on highway safety with particular regard to pedestrian visibility. In that regard the proposal would not conflict with the aims of Policies PP34 and PP35 of the PLP which seek a safe transport network and among other things, require new development to provide safe access to the highway.
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14 January 2026 · Dismissed
Development described in the decision
to renovate and extend the existing office building to include undercroft parking with separate cycle and refuse stores.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issues are: (i) the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, taking account of access and whether a sufficient number of car parking spaces would be provided; and (ii) whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, taking account of the Council’s spatial strategy.
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Reasoning from the decision
The proposed development would result in potential harm in relation to the inadequate access track. It would therefore conflict with the development plan when considered as a whole, notwithstanding that I have not found harm in relation to other aspects of highway safety or the site’s location. The extended business premises would have some economic benefits for the local area, while there is also potential for minor environmental benefits. However, the small-scale nature of the scheme means that any such benefits are likely to be limited. Accordingly, there are no material considerations, either individually or in combination, that outweigh the identified harm and associated development plan conflict. The appeal is therefore dismissed.
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