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Dismissed15 September 20233312176

Spar Stores, Clematis Cottage, Station Road, Northiam, East Sussex, TN31 6LQ

Planning appeal 3312176 at Spar Stores, Clematis Cottage, Station Road, Northiam, East Sussex, TN31 6LQ (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 15 September 2023 by Inspector Pearce J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area.

a new roof over existing shop premises to create two self- contained flats with associated parking

Authority
Rother District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Pearce J
Postcode
TN31 6LQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area
  • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
  • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to outlook and daylight

What decided it

The considerable harm to character and appearance combined with the failure to demonstrate safe and suitable highway access significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery and retail improvements.

The harm to character and appearance and highway safety, attracting considerable weight, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of providing one additional dwelling and improved retail storage, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DEN2Policy OSS4Policy EN3Policy TR3Policy DHG9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 60

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