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Dismissed22 June 20223274954

11-15 Cavendish Place, Savoy Court Hotel, Eastbourne, BN21 3EJ

Planning appeal 3274954 at 11-15 Cavendish Place, Savoy Court Hotel, Eastbourne, BN21 3EJ (Eastbourne Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 June 2022 by Inspector Whelan P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposals on the living conditions of surrounding occupiers.

the conversion of existing Savoy Court Hotel into HMO accommodation with 32no bedrooms with shared facilities and 1no self-contained 1 bedroom flat. Resubmission of previous applications 200391/200392

Authority
Eastbourne Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Whelan P
Postcode
BN21 3EJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposals on the living conditions of surrounding occupiers
  • the effect of the proposals on tourist accommodation use in the Tourist Accommodation Area (TAA)
  • the effect of the proposals on the architectural and historic significance of the grade II listed building 1-24 Cavendish Place, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
  • the effect of the proposals on parking pressure in the surrounding streets, and the free flow of traffic

What decided it

The harm to living conditions of surrounding occupiers and incompatibility with the Tourist Accommodation Area significantly and demonstrably outweighed the identified benefits, causing the planning permission appeal to fail, while the absence of harm to the listed building's significance led to the listed building consent appeal being allowed.

Significant weight attributed to conflict with development plan policies protecting residential amenity and the Tourist Accommodation Area outweighed the modest weight given to housing, economic and heritage benefits, so that adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits and the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy B2Policy D1Policy HO9Policy HO14Policy HO20Policy TC6Policy D3Policy C3Policy HO1Policy TO1Policy D10Policy UHT17Policy D8Policy TR11Policy UHT15
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 81Paragraph 83Paragraph 197Paragraph 219

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