388 Coast Road, Pevensey Bay, BN24 6NY

proposed internal and external works to form open plan area to upper floor level and loft conversion including dormers to form habitable accommodation at first floor level

Authority: Wealden District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: De Freitas Terceiro P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host building and the surrounding area
The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of No 386 Coast Road and No 390 Coast Road, with particular reference to outlook

What decided it

The proposed dormers would be non-subservient, dominating the host building and failing to retain the single-storey aspect to the sea that characterises the surrounding development, thereby conflicting with the development plan.

Plan policies cited: Policy VB31, Policy EN27, Policy HG10, Spatial Planning Objective SPO13, Policy WCS14

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