®Planning appeal decision
St Andrews Church, Blackwater Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4NG
Planning appeal 3317177 at St Andrews Church, Blackwater Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4NG (Eastbourne Borough Council) was allowed on 21 February 2024 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would make an efficient use of the site and result in an appropriate mix of housing.
redevelopment of existing site to create 17 houses with cycle parking and car parking
- Authority
- Eastbourne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
- Postcode
- BN21 4NG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would make an efficient use of the site and result in an appropriate mix of housing
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular reference to intervisibility and parking provision
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate five years of housing land supply (only 1.8 years) engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11 of the Framework, and the moderate benefits of housing delivery outweighed the moderate harm of not making the most efficient use of the site and the less than substantial harm to the non-designated heritage asset.
the moderate benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits, weighed against moderate harm from conflict with policies requiring efficient use of land and net loss of committed units, and less than substantial harm to the non-designated heritage asset, tipped in favour of granting permission under the tilted balance because the Council could only demonstrate 1.8 years of housing land supply
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy UHT1Policy HO3Policy TC6Policy B1Policy D1Policy B2Policy D8Policy D10APolicy TR2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 225Paragraph 60
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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