Land Adjacent 242 St Helens Road, St Leonards on Sea, Hastings , TN34 2NE

Planning appeal 3300075 at Land Adjacent 242 St Helens Road, St Leonards on Sea, Hastings , TN34 2NE (Hastings Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 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 and appearance of the area.

proposed removal of single garage and outbuilding. Proposed new single storey dwelling and detached double garage

Authority: Hastings Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Lawrence E
Postcode: TN34 2NE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposed garage, due to its siting, size, height and utilitarian appearance, would be visually stark and unduly prominent, dominating the entrance and reducing soft landscaping, thereby causing material and unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area that outweighs the benefits of the scheme and cannot be addressed by conditions.

The significant harm to character and appearance caused by the garage, weighted heavily against the proposal, outweighed the modest economic and social benefits and the very limited housing benefit, such that the adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework policies as a whole, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development should not be applied.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: DMP Policy DM1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 134Paragraph 86

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