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Allowed6 July 20233315948

418 South Coast Road, Telscombe Cliffs, East Sussex, BN10 7BE

Planning appeal 3315948 at 418 South Coast Road, Telscombe Cliffs, East Sussex, BN10 7BE (Lewes District Council) was allowed on 6 July 2023 by Inspector Andrews M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The suitability of the site's conversion to a dwelling as regards any effect on the character and appearance of the area and in terms of its functionality for future occupiers.

the conversion of the existing structure to form 1 no. 3 bedroom single storey dwelling accessed via Amhurst Road

Authority
Lewes District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Andrews M
Postcode
BN10 7BE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The suitability of the site's conversion to a dwelling as regards any effect on the character and appearance of the area and in terms of its functionality for future occupiers

What decided it

The absence of a five-year housing land supply, combined with the incremental significance of small-scale brownfield redevelopment in addressing housing shortfall in a constrained coastal location, outweighed the modest scale of the single dwelling and the Council's concerns about site overdevelopment.

The benefits of adding a new dwelling and redeveloping brownfield land, particularly given the absence of a five-year housing land supply and the constrained nature of coastal development in East Sussex, outweighed any concerns about the modest site size and existing use, with the scheme found to accord with planning policies

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 2Core Policy 11Policy DM25Policy DM26Policy DM28
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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