®Planning appeal decision
Land Opposite Holly Cottage , Lewes Road, Laughton, BN8 6BL
a new residential build single dwelling house which includes a change of use from agricultural grassland to residential
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Parker R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect on the setting of Grade II listed Holly Cottage
- whether the site is a suitable location for housing having regard to the development plan and the principles of sustainable development
What decided it
The adverse impacts on character and appearance arising from the dwelling's incongruous design would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the scheme, making it unsustainable development under the Framework.
The harm to the setting of Holly Cottage (at the lower end of the scale) and the material harm to character and appearance from the incongruous design significantly and demonstrably outweigh the very modest public benefits of delivering a single 2-bed dwelling, even under the tilted balance triggered by the lack of five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11, 130, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy EN27 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, Policy EN8 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, Policy GD2 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, Policy DC17 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, Policy SPO1 of the Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013, Policy WCS6 of the Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013, Policy WCS14 of the Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013
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.