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Allowed30 May 20233298061

Sunset Farm, Mayfield Road, Cross in Hand, East Sussex, TN20 6JJ

Planning appeal 3298061 at Sunset Farm, Mayfield Road, Cross in Hand, East Sussex, TN20 6JJ (Wealden District Council) was allowed on 30 May 2023 by Inspector Dyer I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the landscape character and scenic beauty of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB).

erection of a dwelling to provide accommodation for site manager

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Dyer I
Postcode
TN20 6JJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the landscape character and scenic beauty of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB)
  • Whether the site is suitable for a dwelling, bearing in mind the settlement policies of the development plan and the accessibility of services, and whether there is a need for a rural worker that would outweigh any harm in these regards

What decided it

The identified essential need for a full-time rural worker to live on site to support the safe operation of an established gas storage facility, combined with the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and the small degree of landscape harm, engaged the tilted balance in favour of the proposal.

The significant weight afforded to the economic benefits of supporting an established rural business and contribution to housing supply outweighed the limited weight given to the small harm to the landscape character and scenic beauty of the AONB, applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN6Policy GD2Policy DC17Policy DC2Policy EN1SPO1SPO7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 69Paragraph 84
Judgments
Keen v Secretary of State for the Environment and Aylesbury Vale District Council [1996] JPL 753

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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