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Dismissed9 September 20253365393

Land and Buildings Rear of 89 - 95 Bexhill Road, St. Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 0AJ

Planning appeal 3365393 at Land and Buildings Rear of 89 - 95 Bexhill Road, St. Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 0AJ (Hastings Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 September 2025 by Inspector Heppell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on flooding and drainage.

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Authority
Hastings Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Heppell J
Postcode
TN38 0AJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on flooding and drainage
  • the effect of the development on the living conditions of 95a Bexhill Road, with particular reference to privacy

What decided it

The failure to provide a site-specific flood risk assessment and drainage report for a change of use in Flood Zone 3, contrary to NPPF paragraph 176 and Policy SC7.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SC7 of the Hastings Local Plan: The Hastings Planning Strategy 2011-2028Policy DM3 of the Hastings Local Plan: Development Management Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 176

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