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Allowed15 December 20223297388

Land at Danecroft Nursery, Station Road, Hellingly, East Sussex , BN27 4EU

Planning appeal 3297388 at Land at Danecroft Nursery, Station Road, Hellingly, East Sussex , BN27 4EU (Wealden District Council) was allowed on 15 December 2022 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

outline application for the erection of No.80 dwellings including access provision, with all other matters reserved

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Smith H
Postcode
BN27 4EU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • highway safety, with particular regard to vehicular access

What decided it

The substantial benefits of housing delivery to address the Council's significant housing shortfall outweighed the identified harm to character and appearance and conflict with out-of-date development plan policies, applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.

The substantial benefits of housing delivery, including 35% affordable housing, economic growth, and contribution to local services, substantially outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance and conflict with out-of-date policies restricting development outside the development boundary, with no adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GD2Policy EN1Policy EN8Policy EN14Policy EN27Policy DC17Policy WCS6Policy WCS14Policy TR3Policy HG5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 56

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