Wealden Butcherfield Lane, Hartfield, TN7 4LB

Planning appeal 3269773 at Wealden Butcherfield Lane, Hartfield, TN7 4LB (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 29 December 2021 by Inspector Lock H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be in a suitable location for a dwelling, having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities.

erection of detached dwelling and garage

Authority: Wealden District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Lock H
Postcode: TN7 4LB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site would be in a suitable location for a dwelling, having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities

What decided it

The site's remoteness from services, facilities and sustainable transport options, combined with its location as part of scattered countryside development rather than a recognisable settlement, means the proposal would not be in the right place and would conflict with the aim to create safe places with accessible services.

The housing supply shortfall weighed heavily in favour of the grant of planning permission, but the adverse impacts of granting permission—the unsustainable location and conflict with accessibility objectives—significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of the small contribution to housing supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy EN6Policy GD2Policy DC17Policy WCS6Policy SP07Policy EN1Policy SP01Policy WSC14
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 176Paragraph 80Paragraph 130Paragraph 11
Judgments: Braintree District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 610

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