®Planning appeal decision
Land rear of, Ashbrooke Lodge, 268 Sedlescombe Road North, ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA, TN37 7JL
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 130, 8
Plan policies cited: Policy DM3, Policy SC7, Policy DM6, Policy DM1, Policy HN8, Policy EN3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.