®Planning appeal decision
101 Dorset Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 2HU
the change of use from C4 (HMO) to 7 x C3 one and two bed dwellings with two storey side/rear extensions, side and rear dormer windows and fenestration changes to the west elevation. Enlarged dropped kerb to parking in frontage with associated bin and cycle stores to front and side of building
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Glassar S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on a) the character and appearance of the building and the wider area
- the effect of the proposed development on b) the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
What decided it
The significant and demonstrable harms to the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers outweighed the benefits of housing delivery when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
The benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits attracted considerable and modest weight respectively, but were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant and long-lasting harms to character and appearance and neighbouring living conditions.
Framework references: 11, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy OSS4, Policy EN3, Policy DHG9, Policy DEN1
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.