®Planning appeal decision
12 Elms Avenue, Eastbourne, BN21 3DN
Change of use of the existing residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation, Sui Generis HMO (more than six occupants), together with internal refurbishment works. The internal works include the installation of additional bathrooms / shower rooms, internal reconfiguration, and associated services upgrades to improve the quality of accommodation and ensure compliance with HMO standards, fire safety requirements, an d local housing regulations. No external alterations are proposed. The existing footprint, access, and external appearance of the property will remain unchanged
- Authority
- Eastbourne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- BN21 3DN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the tourism economy and on the residential amenity of the area
- whether the proposal makes adequate provision for refuse/recycling storage and the effect of this on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would provide for adequate cycle storage facilities sufficient to ensure that the sustainable travel demands of the development are met
What decided it
The proposal's location within the defined tourist accommodation area and its contribution to an already high concentration of HMOs (exceeding 10% threshold and sandwiching between two existing HMOs) causes unacceptable cumulative harm to the tourist economy and residential amenity, conflicting with saved Policy HO14 and the Council's SPD guidance.
Plan policies cited: Policy HO14, Policy TO1, Policy HO20, Policy UHT4, Policy NE28, Policy B2, Policy D8, Policy D10a, Policy UHT1, Policy TR2, Policy TR6, Policy NE9
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.