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Dismissed10 March 20263373584

2 Ellenslea Road, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, TN37 6HX

Planning appeal 3373584 at 2 Ellenslea Road, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, TN37 6HX (Hastings Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 March 2026 by Inspector Jolly J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Kings Road Conservation Area.

for the removal of the remaining part of front wall of the single storey recreational structure to create a single one-bedroom flat

Authority
Hastings Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Jolly J
Postcode
TN37 6HX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Kings Road Conservation Area
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers
  • biodiversity net gain
  • flood risk

What decided it

The failure to provide the required biodiversity net gain assessment and metric, which is a statutory requirement under Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, constitutes a fundamental flaw that cannot be remedied by condition.

The economic, environmental and social benefits of the single dwelling do not outweigh the substantial harm to living conditions of future occupiers and the failure to meet the statutory biodiversity net gain requirement, even applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework due to the absence of a five-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM1Policy DM3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 187

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