Planning appeal decision
13 Lionel Road, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1NS
Planning appeal 3328495 at 13 Lionel Road, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1NS (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 27 October 2025 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed pair of garages would constitute permitted development under Class E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015, specifically whether it satisfies the height limitation in paragraph E.1(e).
Erection of a pair of garages 6m x 6m, use existing access from Cantelupe Road
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Braithwaite J
- Postcode
- TN40 1NS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed pair of garages would constitute permitted development under Class E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015, specifically whether it satisfies the height limitation in paragraph E.1(e)
What decided it
The proposed building at 3.5 metres height exceeds the 2.5 metre height limitation applicable under paragraph E.1(e) of the GPDO for buildings within 2 metres of the curtilage boundary.
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