63-65 Cooden Sea Road, Bexhill on Sea, TN39 4SL

the construction of an upward extension by using the airspace above an existing residential and commercial premises in order to provide a single dwelling (Class C3)

Authority: Rother District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Thomas M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

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

What decided it

The proposal would not harm the character and appearance of the area, being consistent with the prevailing height and form of neighbouring properties and the overall street scene as required by paragraph 120(e) of the NPPF, and would accord with the development plan.

The tilted balance applied due to the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply; the benefits of one additional dwelling outweighed the absence of any identified tangible adverse impacts, and the scheme accorded with the development plan.

Framework references: 120

Plan policies cited: OSS4(iii), BX1, EN3, DHG9

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