®Planning appeal decision
Little Shepham, Shepham Lane, Polegate, East Sussex, BN26 6NB
the development of up to 108 dwellings, new internal roads, and allotments
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Griffiths P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the details of the affordable housing submitted with a view to discharging condition No.6 attached to the original grant of outline planning permission are acceptable, or not, in the light of any potential impact on the capacity and functionality of roads and junctions in the Polegate and Stonecross areas, and the need for improved local bus services
- Linked to the conclusion on that matter, whether any deleterious impacts in relation to the capacity of roads and junctions and/or bus services, are outweighed by any benefits that flow from the provision of a 100% affordable scheme
What decided it
The very significant benefits of delivering 108 affordable dwellings far outweighed any impact on highway capacity or bus services, and the Council had wrongly sought to rely on local finance (CIL) considerations at the wrong stage of the process.
The benefits of a 100% affordable housing scheme (108 dwellings) far outweighed the impacts on bus services and highway capacity, tipping in favour of approving the details.
Framework references: 111, 57
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.