®Planning appeal decision
Unit 2, Parkhurst Warehouse, Parkhurst Mews, Bexhill, TN40 1DH
the conversion of B8 storage warehouse to ground floor flat including new obscure glazed window to front elevation
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Leigh C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the availability of employment premises, having regard to the District Council's economic strategy for the protection of employment opportunities
- whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living accommodation for future occupants
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Bexhill Conservation Area
What decided it
The failure to satisfy Policy DCO1's requirement for marketing and viability evidence to justify loss of employment use, combined with the unsatisfactory standard of accommodation, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing supply benefits.
the benefits of housing delivery and economic development during implementation were outweighed by the conflicts with the District's economic strategy for protecting employment opportunities and the failure to provide satisfactory living accommodation
Framework references: 128, 85, 86
Plan policies cited: Policy DEC3, Policy DCO1, Policy OSS4, Policy EN2, Policy BX2
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.