®Planning appeal decision
1 St. Matthews Road, ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA, TN38 0TN
demolition of existing dilapidated outbuilding and provision of new three bedroom detached house, with associated parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Hastings Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether sufficient information has been submitted with respect to surface water drainage
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 3 St Matthews Road, with particular reference to outlook from the garden area
What decided it
The combined effect of insufficient drainage information and the overbearing impact on neighbouring living conditions, which significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefit even under the tilted balance.
The adverse impacts on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of the proposal (accessible location and modest contribution to housing delivery) when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SC7 of the Hastings Planning Strategy (2014), Policy DM6 of the Hastings Development Management Plan (2015), Policy DM3 of the Hastings Development Management Plan (2015)
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.