Planning appeal decision
55 Baldslow Road, Hastings, TN34 2EY
Planning appeal 3332907 at 55 Baldslow Road, Hastings, TN34 2EY (Hastings Borough Council) was allowed on 20 March 2024 by Inspector Evans L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the existing property and on the Blacklands Conservation Area.
widening of two access points to domestic driveway, together with like-for-like replacement of two existing piers; repair and repainting of existing boundary wall
- Authority
- Hastings Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Evans L
- Postcode
- TN34 2EY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the existing property and on the Blacklands Conservation Area
What decided it
The modest extent of the proposed widening and the like-for-like reconstruction of the piers to match the existing would preserve the character and appearance of both the property and the Blacklands Conservation Area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1Policy DM1Policy HN1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12Paragraph 16
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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