®Planning appeal decision
The Duke, 48 Duke Road, ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA, TN37 7DN
change of use of ground floor from public house to 2 No. 1 bed apartments including rear extension; first floor extension to increase size of existing first floor accommodation; 2nd floor side dormer extension; external alterations; proposed gated parking, bin and cycle stores to rear garden; proposed living sedum roof and screening; new vehicular access
- Authority
- Hastings Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Evans L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed dormer addition to the character and appearance of the existing property and of the local area
- Whether the proposed access would be safe for all road users
- Whether the proposal would be acceptable in terms of surface water drainage and reducing flood risk
What decided it
The imposition of pre-commencement conditions requiring boundary wall lowering for visibility, detailed drainage calculations, and a Construction Traffic Management Plan rendered the proposal acceptable on all three main issues.
Framework references: 116, 55
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy DM4, Policy SC7
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.