®Planning appeal decision
Land Between Meteorological Station and Chestnut Close, Chestnut Close, West End, Herstmonceux, BN27 4NX
Planning appeal 3304494 at Land Between Meteorological Station and Chestnut Close, Chestnut Close, West End, Herstmonceux, BN27 4NX (Wealden District Council) was allowed on 8 June 2023 by Inspector Miles H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for housing with particular regard to the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
Demolition of two agricultural buildings and formation of proposed 2x semi-detached two bedroom dwellings, 1 x four bedroom chalet bungalow. New access road to serve dwellings and provide access to fields at the rear
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Miles H
- Postcode
- BN27 4NX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for housing with particular regard to the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites engaged paragraph 11(d) of the NPPF, making the restrictive countryside policies out of date and affording them only limited weight, which was outweighed by the benefits of housing provision and the development's appropriateness to the character and appearance of the area.
The limited adverse impacts of the proposal, comprising conflict with out-of-date countryside policies, did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the important benefits of three new dwellings, their contribution to housing supply, and associated economic benefits, when assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GD2Policy DC17
- 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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