®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Buckham Hill Farm, Station Road, Isfield, TN22 5XY
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 60, 69, 79, 80, 112, 130, 180, 189, 199
Plan policies cited: CSLP spatial planning objective SPO7, CSLP Policy WCS6, CSLP Policy WCS14, WLP Policy GD2, WLP Policy DC17, CSLP spatial planning objective SPO1, WLP Policy EN1, WLP Policy EN8
Judgments cited: Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610
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.