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Dismissed23 June 20233304185

Eastbourne Heights, Oak Tree Lane, Eastbourne, BN23 8FB

Planning appeal 3304185 at Eastbourne Heights, Oak Tree Lane, Eastbourne, BN23 8FB (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 23 June 2023 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the conditions are reasonable or necessary in terms of the suitability of the site for additional mobile homes in principle, having regard to its location and any proposed environmental benefits.

variation of conditions 1 & 2 of WD/2017/2472/FA (removal of conditions 1 & 2 of K/1955/0500 (caravan site)) to increase the number of residential units to 113’, without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref WD/2017/2472/FA, dated 15 March 2018

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
Inspector
Smith J
Postcode
BN23 8FB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the conditions are reasonable or necessary in terms of the suitability of the site for additional mobile homes in principle, having regard to its location and any proposed environmental benefits
  • the effect of varying the conditions on living conditions for existing and future occupiers of the site, in terms of the availability of communal open space and privacy
  • whether suitable provision would be made for affordable housing

What decided it

The significant harm to living conditions for existing and future occupiers, particularly those with protected characteristics due to loss of accessible communal open space, combined with the failure to provide affordable housing, outweighed the modest housing supply benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

The modest contribution to housing supply and related benefits were outweighed by the significant harm to living conditions for existing and future occupiers and the lack of affordable housing provision; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DC22Policy EN18Policy EN27Policy EN11Policy EN22Policy GD2Policy SPO13Policy WCS14Policy AFH1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 64Paragraph 93Paragraph 130

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