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Dismissed21 August 20233316067

29-31, Courthouse Street, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3BA

Planning appeal 3316067 at 29-31, Courthouse Street, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3BA (Hastings Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 August 2023 by Inspector Naylor R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Old Town Conservation Area (OTCA) and neighbouring listed buildings.

Construction of 2 bedroomed/3 person house and car park space on a bomb/brownfield area

Authority
Hastings Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Naylor R
Postcode
TN34 3BA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Old Town Conservation Area (OTCA) and neighbouring listed buildings
  • the living conditions of nearby residents with specific regard to 29/31 Courthouse Street
  • the living conditions of future occupiers with specific regard to residential standards and overlooking
  • parking standards and highway safety

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets, combined with unacceptable impacts on the living conditions of existing and future residents and highway safety, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of providing additional housing.

The adverse impacts relating to heritage harm, living conditions of existing and future residents, and highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery, environmental improvements and economic benefits, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HN1Policy DM1Policy EN1Policy SC1Policy DM3Policy DM4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 199Paragraph 202

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