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Dismissed7 July 20266005607

Chardwood Rest Home, 127 Eastbourne Road, Pevensey Bay, BN24 6BN

Planning appeal 6005607 at Chardwood Rest Home, 127 Eastbourne Road, Pevensey Bay, BN24 6BN (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 7 July 2026 by Inspector A Knight, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal scheme comprises the creation of an HMO, or of flats.

change of use of the former care home into a 12 bedroom HMO with associated car and cycle parking and landscaping proposals

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
A Knight
Postcode
BN24 6BN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal scheme comprises the creation of an HMO, or of flats

What decided it

The private kitchen facilities provided in each unit are sufficiently comprehensive that they constitute self-contained flats rather than HMO bedrooms, causing the scheme to conflict with development plan policies on space standards and affordable housing.

Although the Council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and the scheme would direct development to a sustainable location and make effective use of land, the adverse impacts of providing undersized flats that fall short of nationally described space standards and fail to provide affordable housing significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, particularly as the appellant could implement the approved HMO scheme or another permission for seven flats to make a comparable contribution to housing without providing undersized accommodation.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Saved Policy EN27 of the Wealden Local Plan (1998)Spatial Planning Objectives SPO3Spatial Planning Objectives SPO13Policy WCS14 of the Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan (2013)Policy AFH1 of the Affordable Housing Delivery Local Plan (2016)
Judgments
Gravesham Borough Council v Secretary of State for the Environment (1984); Uttlesford District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (2016); Moore v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (2013); Khodari, R (on the application of) v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (2017); Brighton & Hove City Council v Secretary of State (2019)

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