®Planning appeal decision
37-39 Mount Road , Hastings , TN35 5LB
the change of use from C3 to HMO (sui generis) including managers accommodation at first floor level, with single storey extension to the side, works include new rear external steps at first floor level
- Authority
- Hastings Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Francis L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers with particular regard to outlook, daylight, communal space and room sizes
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The cumulative harm to living conditions of both future occupiers (poor daylight, restricted outlook, inadequate external space) and neighbouring occupiers (increased noise and activity from intensified residential use) outweighed the housing and accessibility benefits.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM3, Policy DM6, Policy SC1, Hastings Local Plan – Development Management Plan 2015, Hastings Planning Strategy 2014
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