150 Barnhorn Road, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, East Sussex, TN39 4QL

to create a new four-bedroom dwelling to the land rear of no. 150. The proposal includes a garage and driveway. It is proposed to relocate the current vehicular and pedestrian access from Barnhorn Road, creating a new shared driveway for both 150 and the new house

Authority: Rother District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Glassar S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of existing occupants
surface water run-off

What decided it

The proposal would harm both the character and appearance of the area through incongruous backland development and the living conditions of existing occupants through the introduction of an intrusive access road, with no material considerations to outweigh these harms.

Framework references: 130

Plan policies cited: Policy OSS4(iii), Policy OSS4(ii), Policy SRM2

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