®Planning appeal decision
York Road Buildings , Between 4-6 York Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6PU
Planning appeal 3272859 at York Road Buildings , Between 4-6 York Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6PU (Hastings Borough Council) was allowed on 1 March 2022 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would represent the unacceptable loss of employment land.
change of use of buildings from mixed Class B8 Storage and Distribution and, Class B1 Offices to C3 Dwellinghouses, including live/work units. Conversion and rear extension to existing building to form 3 dwellinghouses. Conversion of existing building to form 4 live/work units. Provision of amenity space, parking areas and bin store, and associated works
- Authority
- Hastings Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Douglas L
- Postcode
- TN37 6PU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would represent the unacceptable loss of employment land
- whether the proposal would be capable of providing appropriate waste collection facilities
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11, which outweighed the conflict with the development plan policy protecting employment land.
The unacceptable loss of employment land and conflict with the development plan were outweighed by the benefits of providing 7 new dwellings on brownfield land in a settlement where the Council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy E1 of the Hastings Planning Strategy 2011-2028Policy DM3 of the Development Management Plan 2015
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 120Paragraph 123
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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