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Allowed14 December 20223300813

Land At The Telephone Exchange, Goldbridge Road, Newick, East Sussex, BN8 4QP

Planning appeal 3300813 at Land At The Telephone Exchange, Goldbridge Road, Newick, East Sussex, BN8 4QP (Lewes District Council) was allowed on 14 December 2022 by Inspector Leonard S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of 36 dwellings (including 40% affordable), access, landscaping and associated infrastructure

Authority
Lewes District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Leonard S
Postcode
BN8 4QP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect of the proposal on the integrity of the European Site

What decided it

The proposal was found not to cause material harm to character and appearance and, subject to S106-secured SANG/SAMM mitigation, would not adversely affect the integrity of the Ashdown Forest European Site.

Having found no material harm on either main issue and that the scheme accorded with the development plan, with substantial weight given to the delivery of affordable housing in a district with an acute shortfall, the Inspector concluded the appeal should succeed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM1Policy HO3Policy HO3.3Policy HO4Policy CP2Policy CP11Policy DM25Policy HO1Policy CP10Policy DM24Policy CP1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56

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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