®Planning appeal decision
Carewell House, Chalvington Road, Golden Cross, Chiddingly, East Sussex, BN27 3SS
Change of use of paddock to residential, erection of ancillary building for home business and associated crossover to existing access. Appeal E: APP/C1435/W/21/3267336
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hocking P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the developments on the character and appearance of the area, including suitability of location
- highway safety
- whether the site is in a suitable location for residential development having regard to local and national planning policy
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The harm to character and appearance of the rural area and the unsuitability of the location for the proposed uses, which attracted considerable and significant weight respectively, outweighed any neutral or absent harms and could not be overcome by the modest housing benefits or absence of highway harm.
The harm to character and appearance (considerable weight) and unsuitability of location (significant weight) for the residential and business uses, together with moderate highway harm for the outline scheme, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits to housing supply and rural economy, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: EN8, EN27, EN29, DC19, GD2, EN1, SPO1, SPO7, TR3, TR16, SPO12
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