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Allowed21 June 20223276445

Flat 1-2, 29 Nelson Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3RX

Planning appeal 3276445 at Flat 1-2, 29 Nelson Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3RX (Hastings Borough Council) was allowed on 21 June 2022 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development proposed on the supply of family sized homes in the Borough.

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
Postcode
TN34 3RX

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DS1Policy H2Policy HC1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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