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  • Cites your council's actual local plan policies — never generic boilerplate
  • Auto-detects AONB, conservation areas, flood zones and listed buildings
  • Addresses NPPF §11(d) tilted balance where applicable
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Design & Access Statement
Site: Land to Rear of 150 Barnhorn Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 4QL
Proposal: Erection of single-storey dwelling (163m² GIA)
Executive Summary
The proposal delivers a much-needed dwelling within Bexhill's development boundary where Rother District Council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, directly engaging NPPF paragraph 11(d) and the tilted balance.
The single-storey design with 4.5m ridge height directly addresses the previous refusal reason regarding scale and massing, ensuring full compliance with Policy EN3.
The 37.5m separation distance to the host dwelling, combined with no west-facing windows, ensures no overlooking or loss of privacy to any neighbouring property, fully satisfying Policy OSS4.
Introduction
This Design & Access Statement accompanies a full planning application for the erection of a single-storey dwelling at land to the rear of 150 Barnhorn Road, Bexhill-on-Sea. The statement is prepared in accordance with Article 9 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015...
✓ Policy EN3
✓ Policy OSS4
✓ NPPF §11(d)
PD Assessment — Class A Rear Extension
✓ Permitted Development
This project is likely permitted development. No planning application required.
Extension depth4.0m ✓
Eaves height3.2m ✓
Ridge height3.8m ✓
Curtilage coverage32% ✓
Conservation areaNo
Article 4No
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