®Planning appeal decision
land South of 15 - 20 Gresley Road, Lancaster Road, adj Tyrone Wildman House, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, TN38 9LU
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
Framework references: 11, 120, 124, 130, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy DM3, Policy DM5, Policy SC1
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