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Dismissed18 August 20233307136

Land Adjacent to Milward Gardens, Winchelsea Road, Guestling, East Sussex, TN35 4LW

Planning appeal 3307136 at Land Adjacent to Milward Gardens, Winchelsea Road, Guestling, East Sussex, TN35 4LW (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 18 August 2023 by Inspector Naylor R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area and the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

4no. bedroom detached house

Authority
Rother District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Naylor R
Postcode
TN35 4LW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area and the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
  • ecology and biodiversity
  • flooding and surface water

What decided it

The harm to the High Weald AONB, combined with unresolved ecology and flooding concerns, outweighed the modest housing supply benefit, and the AONB protection policies engaged the exception to the tilted balance.

The benefits of providing a new dwelling and contributing to housing undersupply (given significant weight) were not sufficient to outweigh the harm to the AONB character and appearance, ecology and biodiversity, and flood risk; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
RCS Policy OSS2RCS Policy OSS4RCS Policy RA2RCS Policy RA3RCS Policy EN1RCS Policy EN7RLP Policy DEN1RLP Policy DIM2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 176Paragraph 180Paragraph 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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