Planning appeal decision
40 St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2LQ
Planning appeal 3274129 at 40 St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2LQ (Hastings Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 January 2022 by Inspector Ellis G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the supply of family housing within the borough.
for the change of use from C3 to C4 (HMO)
- Authority
- Hastings Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Ellis G
- Postcode
- TN34 2LQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the supply of family housing within the borough
What decided it
The appellant has not demonstrated that the property cannot be retained as a single dwellinghouse or that its retention would be harmful, therefore the proposal conflicts with development plan policies protecting family housing supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H2Policy H4Policy HC1Policy DS1
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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