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Dismissed31 March 20266001686

62 Meeching Road, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 9RH

Planning appeal 6001686 at 62 Meeching Road, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 9RH (Lewes District Council) was dismissed on 31 March 2026 by Inspector Barnes S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the safety and convenience of users of the adjoining footway with particular regard to the adequacy of storage for refuse and recycling.

the change of use from existing 6-bed, 6-person HMO (C4) into a 9- bed, 9-person HMO (Sui Generis) with associated refuse and cycle storage provisions

Authority
Lewes District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Barnes S
Postcode
BN9 9RH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the safety and convenience of users of the adjoining footway with particular regard to the adequacy of storage for refuse and recycling
  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
  • Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for existing and future occupants, with particular regard to provision for amenity space and cycle storage

What decided it

The proposal would result in unacceptable harm to the safety and convenience of users of the adjoining footway due to inadequate refuse and recycling storage provision, conflicting with Policies DM8 and DM25 of the Local Plan Part 2 and the NPPF.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM8Policy DM25Core Policy CP11

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