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Allowed3 February 20223275578

21 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards on Sea, TN37 7DA

Planning appeal 3275578 at 21 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards on Sea, TN37 7DA (Hastings Borough Council) was allowed on 3 February 2022 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Flooding risks in relation to the building.

described on the application form as “change of use of part of a betting office to a residential dwelling

Authority
Hastings Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Douglas L
Postcode
TN37 7DA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Flooding risks in relation to the building
  • Whether it is undesirable for the building to change to a use falling within the C3 use class because of the impact of the change of use on adequate provision of services of the sort that may be provided by a launderette, but only where there is a reasonable prospect of the building being used to provide such services
  • The provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the proposed dwelling

What decided it

The site presents low flood risk, the proposed dwelling would have adequate natural light provision, and the loss of betting office use does not engage the launderette services assessment requirement under Class M of the GPDO.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56

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