®Planning appeal decision
Site Adjacent _ Bernisdale Haywards Heath Road, North Chailey, LEWES, BN8 4DP
construction of two storey detached four bedroom dwelling and separate garage with one bedroom annexe accommodation over and ancillary works
- Authority
- Lewes District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the accessibility to services and facilities
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, having regard to its relationship with the rural landscape
What decided it
The adverse impacts of the unsuitable location and harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of the proposal when assessed against the Framework as a whole, notwithstanding the shortfall in housing land supply.
The modest benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision were outweighed by the significant negative environmental and social effects of an unsuitable location and moderate harm to character and appearance, resulting in dismissal despite the absence of a five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 79, 174, 124, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy CP2, Policy CP10, Policy CP11, Policy DM25, Policy SP1, Policy SP2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.