®Planning appeal decision
Averys Nursery, Uckfield Road, Ringmer, LEWES, BN8 5RU
an outline planning application (access only) for demolition of existing commercial/agricultural buildings and construction of new office/light industrial workshops (B1) and 53 dwellings, including new site entrance and A26 right turn lane
- Authority
- Lewes District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wyborn D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the development plan would support the principle of the development in this location, having regard to the ability to access services and facilities by a range of transport modes
- whether or not the development plan would support the proposed mix of employment land and housing (including affordable housing) on the site
- when examining the overall planning balance, if the proposal would not accord with the development plan when considered as a whole, whether or not material considerations indicate a decision should be made otherwise
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five year housing land supply (2.73 years), engaging the paragraph 11(d) tilted balance, combined with the substantial weight afforded to the housing, employment and remediation benefits, which were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the identified policy conflicts.
The substantial benefits of housing and employment delivery, affordable housing, brownfield remediation and wider economic benefits outweighed the moderate-to-significant harm from conflict with Policy CP13 and Policy 6.3 of the Ringmer NP, such that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 80
Plan policies cited: Policy CP13, Policy CP7, Policy DM25, Policy CP4, Policy 5.1, Policy CP1, Policy DM10, Policy DM1, Policy 6.3, Policy DM26, Policy DM15, Policy DM16
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.