®Planning appeal decision
Land at Broad Oak Meadow, Chitcombe Road, Broad Oak, East Sussex, TN31 6EU
erection of 5 dwellings (2 x 4 bedroom and 3 x 3 bedroom), with new access, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for a residential development having regard to local and national planning policy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
What decided it
The proposal would cause harmful effects on the character and appearance of the High Weald AONB, which is afforded the highest status of protection, and would conflict with the development strategy directing development to substantially built-up areas, and these harms are not outweighed by the housing benefits despite the shortfall in housing land supply.
The benefits of housing delivery and rural economic activity were given moderate weight, but these did not outweigh the significant harm to the AONB and conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, particularly given the AONB's highest status of protection.
Framework references: 176, 105, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy OSS2, Policy RA3, Policy OSS1, Policy RA2, Policy DIM2, Policy DEN1, Policy DEN2, Policy OSS3, Policy OSS4, Policy EN1, Policy EN3, Policy LNH1, Policy TR3, Policy TR4, Policy DEN5, Policy DHG3, Policy DHG4, Policy DHG7, Policy DHG11, Policy DHG12, Policy EN5, Policy PC1
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.