®Planning appeal decision
Land at Sharnfold Farm (Hailsham Road Frontage), Hailsham Road, Stone Cross, East Sussex, BN24 5BU
Outline planning application for the erection of up to 31 dwellings (including affordable homes), together with ancillary infrastructure including the provision of public open space, structural landscaping, parking and circulation facilities and the management and protection of the water/ecological environments. With the exception of means of access, all matters are reserved
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- King T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is in a suitable location for new housing development in the context of local and national planning policy for the provision of housing
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- The suitability of the proposed access to the development
What decided it
The significant shortfall in the Council's five-year housing land supply, combined with the site's sustainable location and the substantial benefits of housing delivery, outweighed any residual concerns about character and appearance, which were not adequately justified by the Council.
the benefits of providing new homes in a sustainable location with improvements to bus services and pedestrian access, and the delivery of 35% affordable housing, outweighed the costs of the scheme, which did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole
Framework references: 11, 57
Plan policies cited: LP policy GD2, LP policy DC17, CS Policy SPO3, CS policy WCS6, CS Policy SPO7, CS Policy WCS14, CS policy WCS2, CS Policy WCS4, LP policy EN27, LP policies EN8 and EN27
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