®Planning appeal decision
Land at Threeways, Nettlesworth Lane, Vines Cross, TN21 9EN
Planning appeal 3284057 at Land at Threeways, Nettlesworth Lane, Vines Cross, TN21 9EN (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 28 November 2022 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposed housing in the context of local and national planning policy.
demolition of existing workshop and erection of 4 no. dwellings and replacement workshop building together with parking provision, creation of new access onto Nettlesworth Lane and closure of existing access
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
- Postcode
- TN21 9EN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposed housing in the context of local and national planning policy
- whether the development would have safe and suitable access
- whether adequate parking and turning could be provided on the site for the replacement workshop building
What decided it
The unsuitability of the location for residential development due to its isolation from services and facilities and the inability to provide sustainable transport modes, combined with the failure to demonstrate a safe and suitable access, outweighed the modest housing supply benefits in the context of the tilted balance.
The modest housing supply benefits and economic benefits of the replacement workshop (moderate weight) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the unsuitability of the location for the proposed dwellings and the apparent deficiencies of the proposed access (each given significant weight), such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- GD2DC17EN1TR3TR16WCS6WCS14SPO7SPO8SPO13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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.
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