59 High Street, Hastings, East Susses, TN34 3EN

Planning appeal 3321705 at 59 High Street, Hastings, East Susses, TN34 3EN (Hastings Borough Council) was allowed on 6 September 2024 by Inspector Woodwards O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Conservation Area.

removal of porch and side cladding to existing listed building and erection of new build residential dwelling

Authority: Hastings Borough Council
Appeal type: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Woodwards O
Postcode: TN34 3EN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether or not the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Conservation Area
the effect of the proposal on the special architectural or historic interest of the Grade II listed building, including in terms of how it is experienced in its setting
the effect of the proposal on the significance of the Hastings Town Wall Scheduled Monument and Grade II listed building, in terms of how it is experienced in its setting

What decided it

The proposal would preserve and enhance the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and preserve the significance of the adjacent Grade II listed building and the Hastings Town Wall Scheduled Monument in their settings, complying with the statutory duty under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and Policy HN1 of the Development Management Plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM1Policy HN1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 72

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