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Allowed8 November 20223284526

Land North of 16 The Crossways, Hailsham Road, Stone Cross, Pevensey, BN24 5EH

Planning appeal 3284526 at Land North of 16 The Crossways, Hailsham Road, Stone Cross, Pevensey, BN24 5EH (Wealden District Council) was allowed on 8 November 2022 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.

Residential development comprising a minimum of three and a maximum of five dwellings

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Davies N
Postcode
BN24 5EH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites rendered the settlement boundary and distribution policies out-of-date, and the site's location adjacent to the urban area with good accessibility to services and public transport made it a suitable location for residential development.

The housing need arising from the lack of a five-year housing land supply outweighed the conflict with out-of-date settlement boundary and distribution policies, and the limited visual harm to the landscape was outweighed by the benefits of residential development in a sustainable location.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy WCS6Policy GD2Policy DC17Policy WCS2Policy EN27

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