®Planning appeal decision
Little Shepham, Shepham Lane, Polegate, East Sussex, BN26 6NB
Planning appeal 3310505 at Little Shepham, Shepham Lane, Polegate, East Sussex, BN26 6NB (Wealden District Council) was allowed on 30 May 2023 by Inspector Griffiths P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- BN26 6NB
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.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 111Paragraph 57
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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