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Dismissed14 December 20233307502

Little Wold and Land to the Rear (South), Station Road, Groombridge, TN3 9NE

Planning appeal 3307502 at Little Wold and Land to the Rear (South), Station Road, Groombridge, TN3 9NE (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 14 December 2023 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the National Landscape of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

erection of 21no. residential dwellings and demolition of stable, demolition of existing dwelling and ancillary structures for the creation of new access road, internal roads, car parking, landscaping, drainage, public open space, junior sports pitch, ancillary structures, and associated works

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Shearing C
Postcode
TN3 9NE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the National Landscape of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

What decided it

The significant and long-lasting harm to the landscape character and scenic beauty of the High Weald AONB, to which the Framework gives the highest status of protection, outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and the significant benefit of the proposed sports pitch.

The benefits of housing delivery (moderate weight), affordable housing provision, biodiversity enhancements, and a junior sports pitch (significant weight) were outweighed by the substantial weight afforded to the significant and long-lasting harm to the landscape character of the AONB, which conflicts with both local and national policy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN1Policy EN6Policy EN27Policy GD2Policy DC17Spatial Planning Objective SPO1CS Policy WCS14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 95

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