®Planning appeal decision
THE STRAND HOTEL , 35-42 ROYAL PARADE, EASTBOURNE, BN22 7AN
without planning permission, the material change use of the land as an hotel (Class C1) to a use as a hostel (Sui Generis), classed as unauthorised development
- Authority
- Eastbourne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Satheesan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the alleged change of use from a hotel to a hostel has occurred as a matter of fact
- Whether the change of use constitutes a material change of use requiring planning permission
What decided it
The sustained occupation of the hotel by homeless people and asylum seekers as their main residence, block-booked for substantial periods during the high season with no general visitors, constituted a material change of use from Class C1 hotel to sui generis hostel contrary to local plan policies protecting tourist accommodation.
Plan policies cited: Policy T02 of the Eastbourne Borough Local Plan (2013), Policy D3 of the Eastbourne Core Strategy Local Plan (2013)
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.