®Planning appeal decision
Barns Site, Land Adjacent to Steeplands, Pottery Lane, Brede, TN31 6HE
the erection of a 4 bedroom detached dwelling and detached garage on the site of the old barns, these barns are now derelict and have been unused for many years
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Naylor R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the provisions of local and national policy and the accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with specific regard to the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- highway safety
What decided it
The harm to the High Weald AONB, combined with highway safety concerns and the unsustainable location lacking accessibility to services, outweighed the modest housing supply benefit.
The modest social and economic benefits of housing delivery and support to local services were outweighed by the harm to the AONB, highway safety concerns, and negative environmental and social effects from the unsuitable location.
Framework references: 80, 79, 105, 176, 110, 111, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy OSS2, Policy DIM2, Policy RA3, Policy RA2, Policy TR3, Policy OSS4, Policy EN1, Policy DEN2, Policy CO6, Policy TR4
Judgments cited: Braintree District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 61
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.