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Dismissed1 February 20233300773

Land South of 15 - 20 Gresley Road, Lancaster Road, Adj Tyrone Wildman House, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, TN38 9LU

Planning appeal 3300773 at Land South of 15 - 20 Gresley Road, Lancaster Road, Adj Tyrone Wildman House, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, TN38 9LU (Hastings Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 February 2023 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

residential development - pair semi-detached dwellings

Authority
Hastings Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hobbs J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to the provision of private external space
  • whether sufficient information has been submitted with respect to land stability or any remediation measures

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to character and appearance combined with inadequate private external space due to overlooking, which together significantly and demonstrably outweigh the housing and sustainability benefits even under the tilted balance.

the adverse impacts of harmful effect on character and appearance and inadequate living conditions for future occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing provision, brownfield reuse, and climate change mitigation measures, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM1Policy DM3Policy DM5Policy SC1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 120Paragraph 124Paragraph 130Paragraph 154

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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