Planning appeal decision
Land Opposite Lovers Farmhouse, Church Farm Lane, Chalvington, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 3TD
Planning appeal 3263283 at Land Opposite Lovers Farmhouse, Church Farm Lane, Chalvington, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 3TD (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 16 June 2021 by Inspector Cramond D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would represent development which would be acceptable in terms of principle and sustainability.
the erection of 1no. dwelling
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cramond D
- Postcode
- BN27 3TD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would represent development which would be acceptable in terms of principle and sustainability
What decided it
The adverse impacts on the environmental front—erosion of countryside character and unsustainable reliance on private car travel—significantly and demonstrably outweighed the economic, social and housing supply benefits, such that the scheme would not represent sustainable development.
The adverse environmental impacts (countryside character erosion and unsustainable transport patterns) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the economic, social and housing supply benefits, tipping against approval under the tilted balance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Wealden Local Plan 1998 Policy GD2Wealden Local Plan 1998 Policy DC17Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013 Policy WCS6Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013 Policy WCS14Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013 Policy SP08
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 2Paragraph 7Paragraph 8Paragraph 59Paragraph 68Paragraph 78Paragraph 84Paragraph 103Paragraph 108Paragraph 117Paragraph 118Paragraph 122Paragraph 123Paragraph 193Paragraph 194Paragraph 195Paragraph 196Paragraph 197Paragraph 198Paragraph 199Paragraph 200
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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