®Planning appeal decision
239 Hillside Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2QY
Planning appeal 3302624 at 239 Hillside Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2QY (Hastings Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 February 2023 by Inspector Pattison B, 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.
a new two-storey dwelling adjacent to the existing dwelling at 239 Hillside Road, Hastings. New dwelling to replicate existing dwelling but will include fenestration to the west elevation and will be set at a lower level
- Authority
- Hastings Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
- Postcode
- TN34 2QY
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 makes adequate provision for parking off-street and the effect of any lack of provision on highway safety
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 237 Hillside Road and 9 Rowan Close, having particular regard to outlook and privacy
What decided it
The adverse impacts on character and appearance, neighbouring residents' living conditions and highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery, even in the context of the Council's failure to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
The adverse impacts on character and appearance, neighbouring residents' living conditions and highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of the proposal 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 DM1Policy DM3Policy DM4
- 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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