®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Buckham Hill Farm, Station Road, Isfield, TN22 5XY
Planning appeal 3281859 at Land South of Buckham Hill Farm, Station Road, Isfield, TN22 5XY (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 23 December 2022 by Inspector Redford R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to relevant policies relating to the countryside and accessibility.
describes as the development of land into 6No. dwellings and 1No. private garage
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Redford R
- Postcode
- TN22 5XY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to relevant policies relating to the countryside and accessibility
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance and the unsuitability of the location due to poor accessibility and reliance on car travel, combined with failure to secure affordable housing, demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefits of housing delivery under the tilted balance.
The moderate benefits of 6 dwellings and associated economic and social benefits to housing supply were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by significant harm to character and appearance, unsuitability of location due to poor accessibility, and failure to secure affordable housing; the tilted balance did not favour the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CSLP spatial planning objective SPO7CSLP Policy WCS6CSLP Policy WCS14WLP Policy GD2WLP Policy DC17CSLP spatial planning objective SPO1WLP Policy EN1WLP Policy EN8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 69Paragraph 79Paragraph 80Paragraph 112Paragraph 130Paragraph 180Paragraph 189Paragraph 199
- Judgments
- Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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