®Planning appeal decision
Station Bridge Yard, Bayham Road, Bells Yew Green, East Sussex, TN3 9BN
minor residential development consisting of 6 No dwellings
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harley S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is an appropriate location for six dwellings taking into account local and national spatial planning policy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether satisfactory living conditions would be provided for future occupiers of the proposed dwellings
- whether safe and suitable access has been demonstrated
- whether appropriate provision would be made for affordable housing
What decided it
The combination of harm to the AONB landscape, unsatisfactory living conditions from noise, undemonstrated safe access, and lack of affordable housing provision outweighs the benefits of housing supply, even in the context of a shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
The substantial weight given to housing delivery and economic benefits was outweighed by the significant weight attributed to harm to the AONB, conflict with spatial strategy, failure to provide satisfactory living conditions, lack of safe access, and absence of affordable housing provision.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Saved Policy GD2, Saved Policy EN1, Saved Policy DC17, Saved Policy EN6, Saved Policy EN14, Saved Policy EN15, Saved Policy EN27, Saved Policy TR3, Saved Policy ENV27, Policy SPO1, Policy SPO7, Policy SPO13, Policy SPO14, Policy WCS6, Policy WCS12, Policy WCS14, Policy AFH1
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.