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Dismissed10 November 20223292552

Mill House Farm London Road, Maresfield, Uckfield, TN22 2ED

Planning appeal 3292552 at Mill House Farm London Road, Maresfield, Uckfield, TN22 2ED (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 10 November 2022 by Inspector O'Connor H, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

Phased development of up to 49 houses. All matters reserved apart from the access, which will use the existing approved access and existing internal road

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
O'Connor H
Postcode
TN22 2ED

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
  • Whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for residential development having regard to local planning policies.
  • Whether the proposal would provide a safe and suitable access.
  • Whether appropriate provision is made for affordable housing and SBCH.
  • The effect of the proposal on the Ashdown Forest SPA.
  • If harm arises, whether this is outweighed by other material considerations.

What decided it

The harm to the character and appearance of the area combined with unresolved deficiencies in pedestrian/public transport access significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing and affordable housing benefits under the tilted balance.

the adverse impacts of the proposal, principally harm to character and appearance and inadequate access, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits (including housing delivery, affordable housing and SBCH) when assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN1Policy EN8Policy EN27Policy GD2Policy DC17Policy TR3Policy AFH1Policy WCS6Policy WCS9Policy WCS12Policy WCS14Spatial Planning Objective SPO2Spatial Planning Objective SPO12Spatial Planning Objective SPO13
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 62Paragraph 79Paragraph 100Paragraph 110Paragraph 126Paragraph 130
Judgments
People over Wind and Sweetman v Coillte Teoranta ECLI:EU:C:2018:244

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