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Quashed On Legal Grounds19 July 20243313499

Land East of Links Cottage , 40 Tilekiln Lane, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 5EN

Planning appeal 3313499 at Land East of Links Cottage , 40 Tilekiln Lane, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 5EN (Hastings Borough Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 19 July 2024 by Inspector Howell M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the High Weald National Landscape (NL).

without planning permission, the laying of a membrane and the importation, deposition, and spreading of materials to form an area of hardstanding on the land

Authority
Hastings Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
other · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
Inspector
Howell M
Postcode
TN35 5EN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the High Weald National Landscape (NL)
  • Ecology and biodiversity

What decided it

The hardstanding was found not to cause harm to the character and appearance of the area, the setting of the High Weald National Landscape, the Listed Building, or biodiversity, so the deemed planning application complied with the development plan and Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM1Policy ENV7Policy EN3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 182Paragraph 173Paragraph 186

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