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Dismissed23 December 20223291959

Pond Farm Cottage Lower Road, Herstmonceux, Hailsham, BN27 1QG

Planning appeal 3291959 at Pond Farm Cottage Lower Road, Herstmonceux, Hailsham, BN27 1QG (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 plan policies relating to the countryside and accessibility.

a proposed residential development (terrace of 5 cottages with parking spaces) on site of approved barn foundations commenced WD/2010/1693

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Redford R
Postcode
BN27 1QG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to relevant plan policies relating to the countryside and accessibility
  • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposed development on the setting of Yew Tree Cottage, a Grade II listed building

What decided it

The significant and cumulative harm to location and accessibility, highway safety, and character and appearance substantially and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of contributing 5 dwellings to the Council's housing supply shortfall.

The moderate benefits of housing delivery and contribution to the 5-year housing land supply were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to location and accessibility, highway safety, and character and appearance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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Judgments
Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL, 1982, P37]

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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