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Dismissed17 August 20233303314

Land Adj to Ghyllside, Station Road, Northiam, TN31 2QD

Planning appeal 3303314 at Land Adj to Ghyllside, Station Road, Northiam, TN31 2QD (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 17 August 2023 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether there would be harm or disturbance to Great Crested Newts.

demolition of existing dilapidated residential garage to provide a new two bedroom, 1.5 storey detached residential dwelling. All with associated parking and landscaping

Authority
Rother District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Buchanan R
Postcode
TN31 2QD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether there would be harm or disturbance to Great Crested Newts
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of Corner Croft with respect to privacy, and on Ghyllside with respect to natural light, outlook and private garden space
  • whether it would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, having regard to private garden space
  • its effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

What decided it

The failure to establish that there would be no harm or disturbance to Great Crested Newts, combined with unacceptable harm to the privacy of Corner Croft occupiers, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.

The modest social and economic benefits of a single house and housing supply contribution were outweighed by significant environmental harm (unestablished GCN impact) and social harm (privacy loss to neighbouring occupiers), such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DEN4CS Policy OSS4(ii)LP Policy DHG7CS Policy OSS4(i)CS Policies OSS4CS Policy EN3LP Policy DEN2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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