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Kinketchem and Land to Rear, Peelings Lane, Westham, BN24 5AD
Planning appeal 3304251 at Kinketchem and Land to Rear, Peelings Lane, Westham, BN24 5AD (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 15 May 2023 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the Low Weald landscape.
the demolition of a three bedroom bungalow, garage and agricultural outbuildings and erection of up to 5 dwellings with associated highways improvements. All matters reserved other than site access
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
- Postcode
- BN24 5AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the Low Weald landscape
- whether the site would be a suitable location for housing in the context of local and national planning policy for the provision of housing
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the Low Weald landscape and the rural integrity of Peelings Lane, combined with the site's location outside the defined development boundary and unsuitability for housing under the development plan, outweighs the modest housing supply benefits even in the context of a shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
The modest contribution to housing supply and moderate social and economic benefits were outweighed by the substantial environmental harm to landscape character and appearance, the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy for housing (given reduced weight due to housing shortfall), and the site's location in the countryside outside the defined development boundary.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Saved Policy EN8Saved Policy EN27Policy SPO1Saved Policy EN1Saved Policy DC17Saved Policy GD2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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