®Planning appeal decision
113 Pevensey Road, EASTBOURNE, East Sussex, BN22 8AD
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
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
Framework references: 11, 12
Plan policies cited: Policy B2 of the Eastbourne Core Strategy (2013), Policy HO9 of the Eastbourne Borough Plan (2003), Policy D8 of the Eastbourne Core Strategy, Policy TR6 of the Eastbourne Borough Plan, Policy UHT1 of the Eastbourne Borough Plan, Policy DM10a of the Eastbourne Core Strategy
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.