Planning appeal decision
74A Hastings Road, Battle, TN33 0TE
Planning appeal 3263883 at 74A Hastings Road, Battle, TN33 0TE (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 18 August 2021 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether a satisfactory standard of accommodation and amenity space would be provided for the use of the building as a holiday let.
change of use from a detached garage to a holiday let with one allocated parking space and bin store area
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- TN33 0TE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether a satisfactory standard of accommodation and amenity space would be provided for the use of the building as a holiday let
What decided it
The proposed holiday let would not provide a satisfactory standard of accommodation and amenity space due to inadequate outlook, no outdoor space, gloomy internal conditions, and significant noise and disturbance from the adjacent busy highway and shared access.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EC6 of the Rother Local Plan Core StrategyPolicy DEC2 of the Rother Development and Site Allocations Local Plan
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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