schedule of planning applications

permanent access over land which is not the
applicants'.
If the proposal is granted, I would be concerned about
the standard of the new units.
Officers Report:
This application comes to committee as the Officer recommendation is for approval,
the Town Council has objected and there have been 21 letters of objection and 2
petitions from nearby residents.
The proposal is to create a mixed use of the site to allow residential use of the
dwelling and a cattery business with 22 cat housing units (2 cats of the same family
allowed per unit. 44 cats maximum) in the rear garden, together with a
reception/isolation building, new hard surfacing and 3 additional parking spaces (at
the front of the property).
Sixteen of the units would be constructed in an L-shape and be at the end of the rear
garden next to the rear boundary with Chander Close and the side boundary with 319
New Rd. Four units would face the L-shaped block in the centre of the rear of the
existing garden, and the reception building with 2 isolation units would be
immediately at the rear of the dwelling next to the boundary with 319 New Road.
The site is in the New Road Special Character Area (SCA) and has a Tree Protection
Order covering it. It is also within the area where a transportation contribution may
be required by the South East Dorset Transportation Contributions Scheme 2.
The following policy is applicable;
East Dorset Local Plan 2002 Unsaved Policies BUCON6, TRANS2, TRANS10 and
TRANS14; Saved Policy DES2, and Policy DES8 which is to be replaced by Policy
HE2 in the emerging Christchurch and East Dorset Core Strategy (CS).
When adopted, the new development plan will comprise the CS and Saved Policies
and these carry a good deal of weight as the CS is at an advanced stage of
preparation. The Unsaved policies do not carry as much weight.
Policies KS11 and HE2 of the CS are also applicable together with the policy
contained in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
The operation of the business
The applicant has clarified how she intends to operate the business and this is
helpful to establish the likely impacts from the proposal;
The minimum stay for a cat will be 3 days, and it is anticipated that most cats would
stay for 1 or 2 weeks or more. It is expected that each client would be on the site for
5 minutes to drop off or collect a cat, and any bell for clients to ring will sound inside
the house or reception building, therefore minimising disturbance to neighbours.
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