®Planning appeal decision
LAND ADJACENT TO ROMNEY, SQUAB LANE, MAGHAM DOWN, HAILSHAM, BN27 1PP
the erection of 4 no. 2-bedroom detached bungalows and 1 no. 3-bedroom detached chalet bungalow, with associated access, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cramond D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would represent development which would be acceptable in terms of principle and sustainability
- the effects on character and appearance of the locality
- living conditions for future residents
What decided it
The adverse environmental impacts of eroding countryside character and failing to achieve sustainable patterns of growth significantly and demonstrably outweighed the economic, social and housing supply benefits, even under the tilted balance.
the adverse impacts on the environmental front, including erosion of countryside character and unsustainable reliance on private car travel, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the economic, social and other benefits including the contribution to housing land supply
Framework references: 11, 8, 79, 105, 110, 120, 124, 126, 130, 174
Plan policies cited: Saved Policy GD2, Saved Policy DC17, Policy WCS6, Policy WCS14, Policy SPO7, Policy SP08, Saved Policy EN27, Policy SPO13, Policy D1 of the Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan
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.