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Dismissed23 November 20213273916

150 Barnhorn Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 4QL

Planning appeal 3273916 at 150 Barnhorn Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 4QL (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 23 November 2021 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

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
Postcode
TN39 4QL

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy OSS4(iii)Policy OSS4(ii)Policy SRM2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130

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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