®Planning appeal decision
Land at Shortdean Place, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 1SA
Planning appeal 3310964 at Land at Shortdean Place, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 1SA (Eastbourne Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 August 2023 by Inspector Evans L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area.
revised application for two in number two bed detached houses in Shortdean Place, Eastbourne
- Authority
- Eastbourne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Evans L
- Postcode
- BN21 1SA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of existing and future occupants, with particular regard to outlook, overlooking and loss of privacy
What decided it
Appeal A: the spacing between the two proposed houses and their relationship to surrounding development maintains the sense of spaciousness characteristic of the local area and respects character and appearance. Appeal B: the cramped form of three houses with limited spacing and parking extending onto the highway would result in a discordant, overdeveloped appearance conflicting with the spacious pattern of the locality.
Appeal B: even if the Council could not demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and the tilted balance applied, the adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance and living conditions would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing provision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D5Policy D10APolicy UHT1Policy HO6Policy B2Policy HO20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 130
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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