Planning appeal decision
10 Kings Drive, Eastbourne, BN21 2NU
Planning appeal 6001921 at 10 Kings Drive, Eastbourne, BN21 2NU (Eastbourne Borough Council) was allowed on 6 February 2026 by Inspector Knight A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed extension is permitted under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), with particular reference to height.
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- Authority
- Eastbourne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Knight A
- Postcode
- BN21 2NU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed extension is permitted under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), with particular reference to height
What decided it
When measured from the highest part of the ground surface adjacent to the building (the unmade ground around the patio), the proposed extension complies with the height restrictions in Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the General Permitted Development Order 2015.
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