Planning appeal decision
Land Outside 29 Terminus Road, Eastbourne, BN21 3QL
Planning appeal 6003879 at Land Outside 29 Terminus Road, Eastbourne, BN21 3QL (Eastbourne Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 May 2026 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: the effect of the kiosk on the character and appearance of the area.
the installation of 1 no. new communication kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertisement display
- Authority
- Eastbourne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- BN21 3QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: the effect of the kiosk on the character and appearance of the area
- Appeal B: the effect of the proposal on visual amenity
What decided it
The visual prominence and intrusive nature of the kiosk and illuminated advertisement display would harmfully affect the character and appearance of the town centre location, outweighing the stated benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D10a of the Eastbourne Core Strategy 2013saved Policy UHT1 of the Eastbourne Borough Plan 2003saved Policy UHT4 of the Eastbourne Borough Plan 2003saved Policy UHT12 of the Eastbourne Borough Plan 2003
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 141
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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