Overview

• The council deferred its decision after a tied 4-4 vote, with the committee chair siding against the proposal, pending legal guidance on overturning planning officers’ recommendations.
• The proposed eco-home includes renewable energy, a green roof, a desalination facility, and a 360-foot living sea wall to boost biodiversity.
• Planning officer Babatunde Aregbesola recommended refusal, citing harm to the Sandbanks Conservation Area and the loss of a non-designated heritage asset.
• Public support for the project has been significant, with 38 letters backing the plan and neighbors praising its innovative and environmentally conscious design.
• The existing Edwardian bungalow, purchased in 2023 for £13.5 million, has structural issues, an F energy rating, and a crumbling sea wall, according to Glanfield.