®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Brighton Road, Newhaven , East Sussex , BN9 9UH
construction of 8 residential dwellings
- Authority
- Lewes District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing in principle, based on the spatial strategy in the Lewes District Local Plan
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the countryside, including the setting of the South Downs National Park
- whether the proposed development would protect or enhance biodiversity
What decided it
The inadequate evidence that biodiversity, particularly Great Crested Newts, would be adequately protected, combined with material harm to countryside character and the setting of the South Downs National Park, outweighed the moderate benefit of contributing eight dwellings to the housing shortfall.
the harm to the character and appearance of the countryside, including the setting of the South Downs National Park, and the potential harm to biodiversity, to which significant weight was given, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefit of contributing eight dwellings to the housing land supply shortfall
Framework references: 11, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy CP10, Policy CP11, Policy CP8, Policy DM24
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.