®Planning appeal decision
5 Greenhill Way, Peacehaven, East Sussex, BN10 7UL
Planning appeal 3263505 at 5 Greenhill Way, Peacehaven, East Sussex, BN10 7UL (Lewes District Council) was allowed on 21 June 2021 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development proposed would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the character and appearance of the area and the need to travel.
the construction of a 2 bedroom bungalow to the land at the rear
- Authority
- Lewes District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
- Postcode
- BN10 7UL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development proposed would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the character and appearance of the area and the need to travel
What decided it
The particular relationship of the appeal site and the proposed development to its immediate residential context, combined with its sustainable location and the absence of unacceptable harm to character and appearance, outweighed the countryside location outside the planning boundary.
The modest benefit of delivering a single dwelling, aligned with the Government's objective to significantly boost housing supply, and the conservation of the intrinsic qualities of the countryside, outweighed the development's location outside the planning boundary and the policy concern about precedent.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LPP2 Policy DM1LPP1 Policy CP2LPP1 Policy CP11LPP1 Policy CP13LPP2 Policy DM25LP saved Policy PT20LP saved Policy PT19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 59Paragraph 102Paragraph 103Paragraph 108Paragraph 110Paragraph 124Paragraph 127
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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