®Planning appeal decision
113 Pevensey Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 8AD
Planning appeal 3345877 at 113 Pevensey Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 8AD (Eastbourne Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 March 2025 by Inspector Knight A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to outlook, light, internal layout, and privacy.
Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 3no. HMO units (13no. bedsits) (Use Class C4)
- Authority
- Eastbourne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Knight A
- Postcode
- BN22 8AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to outlook, light, internal layout, and privacy
- whether the proposed development would result in a harmful loss of business floorspace
- whether the proposed development would include adequate provision for cycle storage, and refuse and recycling facilities
What decided it
The unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers, particularly regarding outlook, light, internal layout, and privacy, would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest housing benefits.
the adverse impacts of unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of housing delivery on a sustainable site, notwithstanding the Council's housing land supply shortfall
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy B2 of the Eastbourne Core Strategy (2013)Policy HO9 of the Eastbourne Borough Plan (2003)Policy D8 of the Eastbourne Core StrategyPolicy TR6 of the Eastbourne Borough PlanPolicy UHT1 of the Eastbourne Borough PlanPolicy DM10a of the Eastbourne Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 12
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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