Shornden Works, Clarence Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 6SH

The proposal is for placement on the site of 4 number 1 bedroomed/2 storey houses of sustainable construction together with associated car parking and attendant refuse/recycling and bicycle storage. There will also be some landscaping and, subject to approval, an on-site sewage treatment plant

Authority: Hastings Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Hobbs J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the evidence and particulars required by the Council are reasonable having regard to the nature and scale of the proposed development and whether they are matters which it would be reasonable to conclude would be material considerations in the determination of the application

What decided it

The application is invalid because the appellant failed to submit a completed SUDS Report and topographical survey, which are reasonable requirements that would be material considerations in determining the outline planning application.

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