Planning appeal decision
Unit 14 Pebsham Rural Business Park, Pebsham Lane, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, TN40 2RZ
Planning appeal 3305181 at Unit 14 Pebsham Rural Business Park, Pebsham Lane, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, TN40 2RZ (Rother District Council) was allowed on 30 March 2023 by Inspector Davies G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the strategic gap between Bexhill and Hastings/St Leonards.
the erection of a single storey Class E business unit with parking and associated works
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Davies G
- Postcode
- TN40 2RZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the strategic gap between Bexhill and Hastings/St Leonards
- Economic growth
What decided it
The modest degree of harm to the strategic gap, when weighed against the significant economic benefits of enabling expansion of an existing business within an established commercial enclave, justified allowing the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DEN3Policy OSS1Policy OSS3Policy OSS4Policy HF1Policy RA2Policy RA3Policy EN1Policy EC3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 81Paragraph 84Paragraph 54Paragraph 56
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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