®Planning appeal decision
'The Moorings', Seaville Drive, Pevensey Bay, PEVENSEY, BN24 6AP
demolition of existing building. Proposed erection of 4 No. four-bedroom houses
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would comply with national planning policy which seeks to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding
What decided it
The proposal failed to satisfy the sequential test by not demonstrating that no reasonably available sites appropriate for the proposed development exist in areas with a lower risk of flooding.
The modest socio-economic benefits of 3 additional dwellings and efficient use of previously developed land were outweighed by the failure to pass the sequential test and the resulting conflict with national and local planning policy protecting areas at highest risk of flooding.
Framework references: 159, 162, 11
Plan policies cited: Saved Policy EN1, Policy SPO10, Policy WCS14
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.