®Planning appeal decision
9 Horam Park Close, Horam, TN21 0HW
construction of a single storey dwelling adjoining 9 Horam Park Close, construction of a new vehicular access and formation of frontage parking
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area, arising from the siting and massing of the proposed bungalow and the incongruous frontage parking arrangement, outweighs the moderate benefits of housing supply despite the Council's shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
The moderate benefits of housing supply and economic/social benefits were outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 8
Plan policies cited: Policy EN27, Policy SPO13
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.