Minster House, York Road, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4ST

loft conversion to form new dwelling, including raising existing ridges and infilling between

Authority: Eastbourne Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Cramond D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the locality
living conditions for future residents
living conditions for neighbours

What decided it

The character and appearance harm to the Area of High Townscape Value, where the proposal would make an already prominent building more ungainly and jarring in the streetscene, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of additional housing supply.

the environmental disbenefits from character and appearance harm significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest economic and social benefits of additional housing, such that the scheme did not represent sustainable development

Plan policies cited: UHT1, UHT4, UHT16, D10A, B2, HO20

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