®Planning appeal decision
Former Market Garden, Lower Waites Lane, Fairlight, East Sussex, TN35 4DB
Planning appeal 3265995 at Former Market Garden, Lower Waites Lane, Fairlight, East Sussex, TN35 4DB (Rother District Council) was allowed on 10 September 2021 by Inspector Jolly J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
for the construction of 16 houses together with associated parking, access and wildlife area
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Jolly J
- Postcode
- TN35 4DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of future occupiers
- whether the proposal is in a suitable location for residential development
What decided it
The appeal site's allocation for residential development in the adopted Development and Site Allocations Local Plan, combined with the proposal's accordance with development plan policies on character, living conditions and location, and the material benefits of housing supply and junction improvements, justified allowing the appeal.
the social and economic benefits associated with the scheme, including road improvements at the junction of Lower Waites Lane and Smugglers Way and the construction and provision of 16 new homes towards the Council's housing land supply, outweighed any increase in reliance on private motor vehicles
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy OSS4 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy 2014Policy SRM1 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy 2014Policy DHG7 of the Rother Development and Site Allocations Local PlanPolicy FAC1 of the Rother Development and Site Allocations Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 55
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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