®Planning appeal decision
Lower Field, Piltdown, TN22 3XL
Planning appeal 3297438 at Lower Field, Piltdown, TN22 3XL (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 23 August 2023 by Inspector Holden S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for residential development having regard to local and national planning policy for the provision of housing.
construction of four detached dwellings and access r oad with associated works
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Holden S
- Postcode
- TN22 3XL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for residential development having regard to local and national planning policy for the provision of housing
- In respect of Appeal A: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the countryside
- In respect of Appeal B: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the setting of Little Barkham Farmhouse, a Grade II listed building
What decided it
Both proposals conflict with the development plan as a whole and would result in adverse impacts that significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
The moderate benefit of providing four new dwellings was outweighed by the significant harm to landscape character, the unsustainable location requiring heavy reliance on private car use, and in Appeal B the harm to the setting of the listed building and harmful consolidation of built development in a semi-rural area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Saved Policy GD2Saved Policy DC17Saved Policy EN8Saved Policy EN27Policy SPO1Policy SPO2Policy SPO3Policy SPO7Policy SPO8Policy SPO13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 80Paragraph 202
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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