®Planning appeal decision
Land rear of 8 Church Vale Road, Bexhill, TN40 2ED
erection of a single storey dwelling with associated parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 6 Church Vale Road, with particular regard to outlook, and 2 St Peter's Crescent, with particular regard to outlook and daylight
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to the provision of private external space
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area, combined with the overbearing effect on neighbouring living conditions and inadequate private external space for future occupiers, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of housing delivery in an area with an acknowledged shortfall.
The adverse impacts of the proposed development, comprising harm to character and appearance and harm to living conditions of both neighbouring and future occupiers, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery, employment during construction, CIL payments, and the provision of an affordable wheelchair-accessible property on previously developed land.
Framework references: 11, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy OSS4, Policy EN3, Policy DEN1, Policy DHG9, Policy DHG7
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.