®Planning appeal decision
Land south of Lewes Road and Laughton Road, Broyleside, Ringmer, East Sussex, BN8 5FP
Outline planning application with all matters reserved for up to 68 residential units
- Authority
- Lewes District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards S
- Postcode
- BN8 5FP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the Council's spatial strategy
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and surrounding countryside, including the setting of the South Downs National Park
- The effect of the proposal on the settings of heritage assets, including the Grade II listed building known as Ringmer Kennels, Laughton Road (List Entry Number: 1238770) and the non-designated heritage assets known as the Magazine and Hospital, former Ringmer Royal Horse Artillery Barracks
What decided it
The very significant harm to the character and appearance of the countryside and the setting of the South Downs National Park outweighed the benefits of housing and affordable housing delivery even under the tilted balance.
the significant weight given to housing land supply shortfall and affordable housing delivery was outweighed by the very significant harm to character, appearance and the setting of the National Park together with less than substantial heritage harm, such that adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under paragraph 11d) of the Framework
Framework references: 11, 174, 176, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy SP2 of the LPP1, Policy 6.4 of the Ringmer Neighbourhood Plan, Policy DM1 of the LPP2, Policy 4.1 of the Ringmer Neighbourhood Plan, Core Policy CP10 of the LPP1, Policy 4.7 of the Ringmer Neighbourhood Plan, Core Policy CP1 of the LPP1, Policy DM26 of the LPP2, Core Policies CP7, CP9 and CP13 of the LPP1, Policies DM10 and DM35 of the LPP2, Core Policies CP7, CP8 and CP10 of the LPP1, Policies DM14 and DM27 of the LPP2, Policy 4.6 of the Ringmer Neighbourhood Plan
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.