Planning appeal decision
Bannow Retirement Home, Quarry Hill, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0HG
Planning appeal 3271561 at Bannow Retirement Home, Quarry Hill, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0HG (Hastings Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 June 2021 by Inspector Willmer P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed works on the special architectural and historic interest of Bannow Retirement Home listed grade II.
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- Authority
- Hastings Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Willmer P
- Postcode
- TN38 0HG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed works on the special architectural and historic interest of Bannow Retirement Home listed grade II
What decided it
The public benefits of additional funding for the care home did not outweigh the less-than-substantial harm to the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building caused by the proposed bedroom subdivision works.
The less-than-substantial harm to the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building was not outweighed by the public benefits of economic benefit and additional funding for the care home
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HN1 of the Hastings Local Plan - Development Management Plan (Adopted 23 September 2015)
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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