Merrifield Aviemore Road, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1QX

the construction of a dwelling with separate car port and access driveway

Authority: Wealden District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Davies G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the Ashdown Forest Special Protection Area and Special Area of Conservation

What decided it

The proximity of the appeal site to Ashdown Forest Special Protection Area and Special Area of Conservation means the development would give rise to additional recreational pressure with adverse effects on ecological value, which provides a clear reason for refusal under NPPF paragraph 11d) notwithstanding the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

the modest benefit of adding one additional dwelling to the District's housing stock and the exemplar sustainable construction did not outweigh the harm caused to the ecological value of Ashdown Forest

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy WCS12, Policy WCS14, Policy EN1, Policy EN15

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