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Dismissed21 August 20253364036

Land Adjacent Tyrone Wildman House, Tile Barn Road, St Leonards on Sea, TN38 9AS

Planning appeal 3364036 at Land Adjacent Tyrone Wildman House, Tile Barn Road, St Leonards on Sea, TN38 9AS (Hastings Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 August 2025 by Inspector Smith J, 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.

‘proposed residential development – pair of semi detached houses’

Authority
Hastings Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Smith J
Postcode
TN38 9AS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether suitable living conditions would be provided for future occupiers, with particular regard to the quality of private amenity space
  • whether sufficient information has been submitted with respect to land stability or any remediation measures

What decided it

The cumulative effect of significant harm to character and appearance, unsuitable living conditions for future occupiers, and inadequate land stability evidence substantially and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery.

The harm arising from the development, when considered collectively and given significant weight, substantially and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery and economic activity, assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole under paragraph 11d.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SC1 of the Hastings Planning Strategy 2014Policy DM1 of the Hastings Development Management Plan 2015Policy DM3 of the Hastings Development Management Plan 2015Policy DM5 of the Hastings Development Management Plan 2015
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 135

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