®Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of 12 Downey Close, St Leonards on Sea, TN37 7LT
Planning appeal 3271199 at Land to the Rear of 12 Downey Close, St Leonards on Sea, TN37 7LT (Hastings Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 September 2021 by Inspector Davies G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including open space.
proposed 2 x 3 bedroom dwellings with associated landscaping and car parking
- Authority
- Hastings Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies G
- Postcode
- TN37 7LT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including open space
- the living conditions of neighbouring occupants, with regard to outlook and dominance
- whether satisfactory living conditions would be created for future residents, with regard to privacy
- what effect the lack of a five year housing land supply should have in the appeal decision
What decided it
The significant harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupants at 2 and 4 Plough Lane through dominance and loss of outlook significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefits, even under the tilted balance of NPPF paragraph 11.
the significant harm to neighbouring living conditions and limited harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of adding 2 dwellings to the housing stock, such that the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11 was insufficient to overcome the conflict with the development plan
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN8 of the Hastings Local Plan Planning Strategy 2014Policy DM1 of the Hastings Local Plan Development Management Plan 2015Policy DM3 of the Hastings Local Plan Development Management Plan 2015Policy DM4 of the Hastings Local Plan Development Management Plan 2015
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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