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Dismissed6 February 20233299940

Land South of Lewes Road and Laughton Road, Broyleside, Ringmer, East Sussex, BN8 5FP

Planning appeal 3299940 at Land South of Lewes Road and Laughton Road, Broyleside, Ringmer, East Sussex, BN8 5FP (Lewes District Council) was dismissed on 6 February 2023 by Inspector Edwards S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the Council's spatial strategy.

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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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP2 of the LPP1Policy 6.4 of the Ringmer Neighbourhood PlanPolicy DM1 of the LPP2Policy 4.1 of the Ringmer Neighbourhood PlanCore Policy CP10 of the LPP1Policy 4.7 of the Ringmer Neighbourhood PlanCore Policy CP1 of the LPP1Policy DM26 of the LPP2Core Policies CP7, CP9 and CP13 of the LPP1Policies DM10 and DM35 of the LPP2Core Policies CP7, CP8 and CP10 of the LPP1Policies DM14 and DM27 of the LPP2Policy 4.6 of the Ringmer Neighbourhood Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 174Paragraph 176Paragraph 202

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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