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Allowed22 February 20233296050

128 Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DB

Planning appeal 3296050 at 128 Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DB (Hastings Borough Council) was allowed on 22 February 2023 by Inspector Lawrence E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character of the surrounding area.

construction of ancillary garden building for use by applicant in connection with her home-working beauty business

Authority
Hastings Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
Inspector
Lawrence E
Postcode
TN35 5DB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character of the surrounding area
  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The absence of any complaints over three years of operation, combined with the modest scale of the building and the imposition of conditions restricting client numbers, operating hours, and amplified music, demonstrated the proposal would not cause material harm to character or neighbours' living conditions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
DM1DM3DM25CS Policy C11SNP Policy SEA2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 124Paragraph 130Paragraph 185

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