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Dismissed24 March 20233290889

The Walled Garden, Trulls Hatch, Rotherfield , TN6 3QL

Planning appeal 3290889 at The Walled Garden, Trulls Hatch, Rotherfield , TN6 3QL (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 24 March 2023 by Inspector Parsons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the dwelling would be appropriately located, having regard to (a) residents' accessibility to services and facilities.

the erection of a new detached two storey dwelling with integrated garage

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Parsons J
Postcode
TN6 3QL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the dwelling would be appropriately located, having regard to (a) residents' accessibility to services and facilities
  • (b) the character and appearance of the area
  • (c) biodiversity

What decided it

The significant harm to character and appearance, sustainable transport objectives and biodiversity, combined with the small scale of housing benefit from a single dwelling, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole under the tilted balance test.

The benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance of the AONB, conflict with sustainable transport objectives, and unmitigated biodiversity harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP Policy GD2LP Policy DC17LP Policy EN1CS Spatial Planning Objective SP07CS Policy WCS6LP Policy EN6LP Policy EN12LP Policy EN14LP Policy EN27CS Policy WCS12CS Policy WCS14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 176Paragraph 60Paragraph 79Paragraph 80Paragraph 11Paragraph 56

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