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

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

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

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Core Policy 2, Core Policy 11, Policy DM25, Policy DM26, Policy DM28

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