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Dismissed6 September 20213266013

20 Branksome Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0UA

Planning appeal 3266013 at 20 Branksome Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0UA (Hastings Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 September 2021 by Inspector Jolly J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

for the demolition of an existing dwelling house. Proposed construction of 4 x 3 bedroom and 1 x 4 bedroom dwelling houses with associated parking and landscaping

Authority
Hastings Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Jolly J
Postcode
TN38 0UA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
  • waste and refuse collection
  • the effect of the proposal on the existing trees

What decided it

The cumulative harm to character and appearance, neighbouring living conditions, and the protected tree significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing supply benefit in the planning balance.

The benefits of providing five new dwellings were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance, living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, and the protected tree.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM1Policy DM3Policy HN8Policy SC1(i)Policy EN3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 131

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