®Planning appeal decision
Top Barn, Station Road, Isfield, TN22 5EY
erection of No. 5 dwellings, access, landscaping and other associated infrastructure and to extend the Barn to include an additional bedroom
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pipkin R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of area
- whether the proposal provides an appropriate housing mix
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, arising from the suburban layout, hard urbanised boundary on the village fringe, and alteration of the rural character of the access track, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery in the context of the tilted balance.
The benefits of providing five residential units in the context of a significant housing land shortfall were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance of the area and the failure to provide an appropriate housing mix, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Saved Policy EN8, Saved Policy EN27, Saved Policy HG5
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.