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Land Rear of, Ashbrooke Lodge, 268 Sedlescombe Road North, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7JL
Planning appeal 3306683 at Land Rear of, Ashbrooke Lodge, 268 Sedlescombe Road North, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7JL (Hastings Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 August 2023 by Inspector Naylor R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the living conditions of existing residents at 39 and 40 Wadhurst Close with specific regard to outlook and privacy.
the erection of two chalet bungalows and associated hard and soft landscaping
- Authority
- Hastings Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Naylor R
- Postcode
- TN37 7JL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposal on the living conditions of existing residents at 39 and 40 Wadhurst Close with specific regard to outlook and privacy
- foul and surface water drainage
- the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of future occupants with specific regard to noise and disturbance
- biodiversity
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the living conditions of existing residents through overlooking and overbearing impact, combined with insufficient information on surface water drainage, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefits of two dwellings.
The adverse impacts of harm to existing residents' living conditions and flood risk uncertainty significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of providing two dwellings towards housing supply, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM3Policy SC7Policy DM6Policy DM1Policy HN8Policy EN3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 8
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.