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Dismissed14 March 20233297750

Oast View, Land Opposite, Bodiam Business Park, Bodiam, TN32 5UP

Planning appeal 3297750 at Oast View, Land Opposite, Bodiam Business Park, Bodiam, TN32 5UP (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 14 March 2023 by Inspector Dade E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for new housing development, having regard to the local development strategy for the area.

construction of 2no. two-bedroom homes and 3no. three- bedroom homes with associated landscaping

Authority
Rother District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Dade E
Postcode
TN32 5UP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for new housing development, having regard to the local development strategy for the area
  • The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
  • The effects of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers, with particular regard to private rear garden space, privacy and internal storage

What decided it

The significant harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald AONB, which paragraph 176 of the Framework protects with the highest status, provides a clear reason for refusal that outweighs the housing supply benefits and the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.

The modest social, environmental and economic benefits of five additional dwellings, utilisation of previously developed land, and net zero carbon delivery were outweighed by the significant harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald AONB, which paragraph 176 requires to be given great weight, and by the additional harms to character and appearance, living conditions, and location suitability.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DIM2Policy RA3Policy OSS2Policy OSS3Policy TR3Policy OSS4Policy RA2Policy DEN1Policy DEN2Policy EN1Policy DHG7Policy DHG3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 80Paragraph 8Paragraph 176Paragraph 11

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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