®Planning appeal decision
Flat 1-2, 29 Nelson Road, HASTINGS, East Sussex, TN34 3RX
conversion of existing single dwelling to a lower ground floor self contained flat and an 8 bedroom HMO on the upper floors
- Authority
- Hastings Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development proposed on the supply of family sized homes in the Borough
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply triggered the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11, and the benefits of housing provision outweighed the moderate harm of losing a single family home.
The moderate harm from the loss of a single family home was outweighed by the considerable benefits of providing 8 HMO rooms and maintaining a self-contained unit, which would boost housing supply and comply with the Framework's aims, under the tilted balance of NPPF paragraph 11
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DS1, Policy H2, Policy HC1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.