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Dismissed31 March 20233300433

Land Adj 18 - 20 Collington Park Crescent, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3LG

Planning appeal 3300433 at Land Adj 18 - 20 Collington Park Crescent, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3LG (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 31 March 2023 by Inspector Davies G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the provision of open space.

the erection of 3 no detached dwellings

Authority
Rother District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Davies G
Postcode
TN39 3RF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the provision of open space
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • What effect the lack of housing land supply should have on the decision, and the benefits of the scheme

What decided it

The significant harm from loss of identified open space that continues to serve a useful public function and damage to the character and appearance of the area significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest benefits of providing 3 additional houses, notwithstanding the shortfall in housing land supply.

The modest benefits of providing 3 houses and economic benefits during construction were outweighed by the significant harm from loss of open space and damage to character and appearance; the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11 of the Framework was insufficient to tip the balance in favour of the scheme.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CO3Policy OSS4Policy BX1Policy EN3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 99Paragraph 11
Judgments
Hallam Land Management Ltd v SSCLG [2018] EWCA Civ 1808; Suffolk Coastal DC v Hopkins Homes Ltd and Richborough Estates Partnership LLP v Cheshire East BC [2017] UKSC 36

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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