Site Adjacent St Kitts, Church Road, Catsfield, TN33 9DP

Planning appeal 3292644 at Site Adjacent St Kitts, Church Road, Catsfield, TN33 9DP (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 16 February 2023 by Inspector Hickey A, 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 local and national planning policy for the delivery of housing.

erection of 1no. Chalet Bungalow, together with parking and landscaping

Authority: Rother District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Hickey A
Postcode: TN33 9DP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local and national planning policy for the delivery of housing
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the High Weald AONB

What decided it

The material harm to the High Weald AONB provides a clear reason for refusal under Framework paragraph 11(d), displacing the presumption in favour of sustainable development despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing supply.

The modest social and economic benefits arising from jobs during construction, spending in local shops and housing delivery do not outweigh the material harm to the AONB and conflict with the development plan taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DIM2Policy RA2Policy RA3Policy OSS4Policy EN1Policy EN3Policy DEN1Policy DEN2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 176Paragraph 11

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