®Planning appeal decision
Land to the rear of 12 Downey Close, St Leonards on Sea, TN37 7LT
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
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
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy EN8 of the Hastings Local Plan Planning Strategy 2014, Policy DM1 of the Hastings Local Plan Development Management Plan 2015, Policy DM3 of the Hastings Local Plan Development Management Plan 2015, Policy DM4 of the Hastings Local Plan Development Management Plan 2015
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.