Planning appeal decision
Bairnsbourne, Sea Road, Fairlight, Hastings, TN35 4DR
Planning appeal 3343665 at Bairnsbourne, Sea Road, Fairlight, Hastings, TN35 4DR (Rother District Council) was allowed on 31 December 2024 by Inspector Wright A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the arrangements for the drainage of surface water would be acceptable.
to erect one single dwelling in the rear garden of the existing dwelling Bairnsbourne
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wright A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the arrangements for the drainage of surface water would be acceptable
- the effect of the proposal on land stability
What decided it
The satisfactory arrangements for surface water drainage and the absence of significant effects on land stability, combined with compliance with the development plan and no material considerations outweighing this finding, allowed the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DEN5Policy EN7Policy DEN6
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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