ASHDOWN HOUSE, HASTINGS

CLIENT
Telereal Trillium Ltd

SECTORS
Residential

LOCATION
Hastings

PLANNING AUTHORITY
Hastings Borough Council

HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
East Sussex County Council

PROJECT TEAM
Barton Willmore

PROJECT MANAGER
Giovanni Di Guardo

PROJECT DIRECTOR
Daniel Ekstrand

PROJECT

We were appointed by Telereal Trillium Ltd to provide transport and highways advice in relation to the proposed partial redevelopment of Ashdown House, in Hastings, East Sussex. The entire Ashdown House Site comprises a number of land uses, including office and an indoor sports facility, together with around 500 car parking spaces.

The proposals consider the conversion, under Permitted Development rights (PD), of the main building from its existing Office use (B1a) to Residential (C3).

APPROACH

A Transport Assessment was produced in support of the application, demonstrating that the proposed site was located in an area which is accessible to local facilities by walking and public transport. Bus services are available in the immediate vicinity, connecting to a multitude of destinations, including Hastings town centre, railway stations and the wider area.

Existing off-street car parking will be made available to the new residents and be mostly unallocated. Census data has demonstrated that the proposed provision, in the light of the housing mix and the Site location, would be adequate and sufficient to meet the anticipated demand.

The comparison between the existing and the proposed land uses during capacity assessment of both access points confirmed that the change of use would result in a net benefit to their operation.

OUTCOME

Granted planning approval and the site has now been sold onto a developer.