®Planning appeal decision
Land at Old Nursery House, The Street , Framfield, TN22 5PN
outline application (all reserved matters, aside from principal means of access) for up to 58 new homes (including 35% affordable housing), new access road, open space and soft landscaping
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the development would be in a suitable location having regard to its location in the countryside outside of any development boundary, and accessibility to services, facilities and transport links
- the effect of the proposal on the landscape, character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the integrity of European Sites
What decided it
The absence of a five year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the substantial benefits of market and affordable housing delivery outweighed the limited weight given to conflict with countryside policies and the modest, localised landscape harm.
the modest adverse impacts of the development, including limited-weight conflict with countryside policies and modest localised landscape harm, did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the substantial benefits of housing and affordable housing delivery together with other lesser benefits, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and permission was granted despite conflict with the development plan as a whole
Framework references: 11, 56
Plan policies cited: Policy WCS6, Policy WCS2, Policy WCS12, Policy GD2, Policy DC17, Policy EN2, Policy EN27, Policy EN8, Policy EN1, Policy EN7, Policy EN15, Policy AFH1, SPO7, SPO9, SPO13
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.