®Planning appeal decision
West Ridge House Goldsmiths Avenue, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1RJ
construction of 1no. detached residential property, integral garaging with associated new vehicle access and circulation space to front of the property
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, including consideration of the effect upon protected trees
- The effect of the proposal upon the living conditions of neighbouring residential occupiers, having particular regard to outlook
- The effect of the proposal upon biodiversity, having particular regard to the effect upon protected species
- Whether or not adequate arrangements for the disposal of surface water have been demonstrated
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, caused by unacceptably compromising the protected woodland's ability to regenerate, combined with harm to biodiversity, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits and defeated the tilted balance.
The significant harms to character and appearance and to biodiversity significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of delivering one additional housing unit, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply and the scheme conflicted with the development plan as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CR2, Policy EN27, Policy WCS12, Policy EN1, Policy EN15, Policy CS2, Policy WCS14
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.