13 Gorringe Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 8XL

change of use from residential care home (C2 use) to 11 bedroom HMO (sui generis use) with associated bin and cycle storage area

Authority: Eastbourne Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Smith J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on living conditions for the occupiers of nearby properties

What decided it

The conditions limiting occupancy to 11 people with a minimum 3-month stay, combined with a required Management Plan, would secure acceptable living conditions for neighbouring residents while allowing a useful contribution to housing supply.

The benefits of housing delivery for single people in an area with acknowledged housing land supply shortfall outweighed any concerns about living conditions for neighbouring residents, which could be adequately controlled through conditions.

Framework references: 11, 135, 180

Plan policies cited: Policy B2 of the Eastbourne Core Strategy 2013, Policy HO20 of the Eastbourne Borough Plan 2001-2011

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