®Planning appeal decision
Land off Spindlewood Drive, Land to the West of Spindlewood Drive, Bexhill, TN39 4QU
Planning appeal 3270665 at Land off Spindlewood Drive, Land to the West of Spindlewood Drive, Bexhill, TN39 4QU (Rother District Council) was allowed on 20 September 2021 by Inspector Wilkinson S, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposed development would adversely affect the Pevensey Levels Special Area of Conservation, Ramsar and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) with regards to surface water drainage.
residential development for circa 160 dwellings with all matters reserved other than access. This
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilkinson S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed development would adversely affect the Pevensey Levels Special Area of Conservation, Ramsar and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) with regards to surface water drainage
- Whether or not the surface water drainage scheme would have an adverse effect on the landscape character of the surrounding area
What decided it
The Inspector's conclusion, following a detailed Appropriate Assessment, that the surface water drainage strategy would not adversely affect the qualifying features of the Pevensey Levels SAC, Ramsar and SSSI.
the substantial benefits of delivering an allocated housing site, including market and affordable housing and economic benefits, outweighed the less than substantial harm to the setting of Cooden Moat Scheduled Monument, and the proposal was found to accord with the development plan as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BEX9Policy DEN5Policy EN5Policy EN6Policy EN6(iv)Policy EN1Policy EN1(viii)Policy SRM2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 180
- Judgments
- People Over Wind and Peter Sweetman v Collite Teoranta ECJ (2018) C-323/17
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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