®Planning appeal decision
Reeves Cottage Kane Hythe Road, BATTLE, TN33 9QU
the change of use of ancillary living unit to self-contained dwelling and associated works
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Glassar S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an acceptable location for the development proposed with specific regard to access to facilities and services
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area with specific regard to the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
What decided it
The shortfall in housing land supply (less than three years) and the proposal's contribution to housing delivery, combined with the absence of harm to the AONB and minimal additional impact from the change of use of an already-occupied building, justified allowing the appeal despite the site's poor accessibility to facilities and services.
The limited harm arising from poor accessibility to facilities and services and unsustainable location did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of providing a single dwelling towards housing supply in a district with less than three years supply; the neutral effect on the AONB meant paragraph 11(d)(i) did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 80, 176
Plan policies cited: Policy OSS2, Policy OSS3, Policy RA2, Policy RA3, Policy DIM2, Policy HD1, Policy DEN1, Policy DEN2, Policy EN1, Policy OSS4, Policy DHG7
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.