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Dismissed23 September 20213271778

54 Pevensey Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0LS

Planning appeal 3271778 at 54 Pevensey Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0LS (Hastings Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 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 Markwick Terrace Conservation Area and the setting of the Burton St Leonards Conservation Area.

a new dwelling (Youldon Garden Lodge) to the rear garden of 54 Pevensey Road

Authority
Hastings Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Davies G
Postcode
TN38 0LS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the Markwick Terrace Conservation Area and the setting of the Burton St Leonards Conservation Area

What decided it

The less-than-substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Markwick Terrace Conservation Area, to which great weight was attached, outweighed the modest benefits of providing an additional dwelling.

The modest benefits of providing an additional unit of accommodation and the sustainable location were outweighed by the less-than-substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Markwick Terrace Conservation Area, to which great weight was attached

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN1Policy DM1Policy HN1Policy HN4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 202

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