®Planning appeal decision
Mill House Farm London Road, Maresfield, UCKFIELD, TN22 2ED
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
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
Framework references: 11, 57, 62, 79, 100, 110, 126, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy EN1, Policy EN8, Policy EN27, Policy GD2, Policy DC17, Policy TR3, Policy AFH1, Policy WCS6, Policy WCS9, Policy WCS12, Policy WCS14, Spatial Planning Objective SPO2, Spatial Planning Objective SPO12, Spatial Planning Objective SPO13
Judgments cited: People over Wind and Sweetman v Coillte Teoranta ECLI:EU:C:2018:244
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