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Allowed26 May 20223275207

Combe Manor Farm, Coombe Lane, Wadhurst, TN5 6NU

Planning appeal 3275207 at Combe Manor Farm, Coombe Lane, Wadhurst, TN5 6NU (Wealden District Council) was allowed on 26 May 2022 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is in a suitable location for housing with particular regard to accessibility to services and facilities.

conversion and minor alteration of an agricultural building to create a residential dwelling house to include a change of use of land to residential

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Shearing C
Postcode
TN5 6NU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site is in a suitable location for housing with particular regard to accessibility to services and facilities
  • the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB)

What decided it

The absence of a five-year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11d)ii), and the adverse impacts of granting permission did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

The adverse impacts of poor accessibility and failure to demonstrate business use potential were outweighed by the modest housing contribution, landscape enhancement benefits, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development under Framework paragraph 11d)ii) due to the Council's lack of five-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy WCS6Strategic Planning Objectives SPO7Strategic Planning Objectives SPO8Saved Policy DC17Saved Policy GD2Saved Policy DC8Saved Policy DC6Saved Policy EN6Saved Policy EN27Strategic Planning Objective SPO1Policy WCS14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 80Paragraph 11

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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