®Planning appeal decision
327 South Coast Road, Peacehaven, East Sussex, BN10 7HP
Planning appeal 3361300 at 327 South Coast Road, Peacehaven, East Sussex, BN10 7HP (Lewes District Council) was dismissed on 5 September 2025 by Inspector Wright A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
‘demolition of existing sui generis building and construction of 6no. flats, alterations to boundary treatments, vehicle and pedestrian access, addition of 5no. car parking spaces, and addition of bike and bin storage facilities’
- Authority
- Lewes District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wright A
- Postcode
- BN10 7HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of 14a, 14b and 14c Cairo Avenue South and 329 South Coast Road, with particular regard to outlook and light
- highway safety, with particular regard to access and turning facilities
What decided it
The adverse impacts of the proposal on character and appearance, living conditions of neighbouring occupiers and highway safety would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest housing supply benefit.
The modest benefit of five additional homes in a sustainable location and on previously developed land was outweighed by the significant harms to character and appearance, living conditions of neighbours and highway safety, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM25 of the Lewes District Local Plan Part 2 Site Allocations and Development Management Policies 2020Core Policy 11 of the Lewes District Local Plan Part 1 Joint Core Strategy 2016
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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