®Planning appeal decision
Land to South of Marine Terrace between Coasters & Mariners, Pevensey Bay, East Sussex , BN24 6HX
construction of a new-build four-bedroom dwelling
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be suitably located in terms of its risk from flooding
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Sequential Test for flood risk was not satisfied, as reasonably available sites in lower flood risk areas exist within the wider Housing Market Area, making the site unsuitable for the proposed vulnerable development.
The benefits of housing delivery and economic contribution were outweighed by the failure to pass the Sequential Test for flood risk and the substantial harm to character and appearance
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Saved Policy EN1 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, Saved Policy EN27 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, Policy SP010 of the Core Strategy 2013, Policy WCS14 of the Core Strategy 2013
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.