# 26 and 28 Milton Road, Bournemouth (HMO and flat to 6 flats)

- **Decision:** dismissed, 25 August 2026
- **Decided by:** Planning Inspector: Rachael Pipkin
- **Authority:** Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (South West)
- **Appeal reference:** 6011775
- **Application reference:** 7-2024-6309-M
- **Procedure:** written-representations
- **Development:** Conversion of a C4 HMO and a flat into 6 flats
- **Homes:** 6
- **Site context:** inside-settlement
- **Green Belt:** no
- **Framework applied:** No Framework version cited
- **Determinative policies:** Habitats Regs reg 63(5)
- **Development plan policies:** Bournemouth Core Strategy 2012 CS33, Dorset Heathlands Planning Framework SPD 2020-2025
- **Main issues:** habitats site integrity
- **Tags:** habitats, missing-obligation, tier-2

## Summary
Conversion into six flats in Bournemouth was dismissed solely because heathland mitigation (SAMM and HIP contributions) was not secured, so an adverse effect on the Dorset Heathlands and New Forest could not be ruled out (DL ¶12).

## What made the difference
The missing planning obligation. Regulation 63(5) precluded consent.

## Policy findings
- **N6: fail.** no secured SAMM or heathland contribution, so adverse effect on Dorset Heathlands and New Forest sites cannot be excluded (DL 8-12)

## Key facts
- No planning obligation for the heathland mitigation contribution (DL 8, 12)
- Framework not cited

## Sources
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/comment-planning-appeal/appeals/6011775
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/published-document/f01765e6-10c7-4c7c-a011-f04877efa033

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