®Planning appeal decision
1 St. Matthews Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0TN
Planning appeal 3299150 at 1 St. Matthews Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0TN (Hastings Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 February 2023 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether sufficient information has been submitted with respect to surface water drainage.
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
- Postcode
- TN38 0TN
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- 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)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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