Planning appeal decision
31A Framfield Road, Uckfield, TN22 5AH
Planning appeal 3315531 at 31A Framfield Road, Uckfield, TN22 5AH (Wealden District Council) was allowed on 4 March 2024 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers of 33, 35 and 37 Framfield Road and 1 Alexandra Road, with regard to privacy.
extension and conversion of a redundant two-storey office building into three self-contained studio apartments
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
- Postcode
- TN22 5AH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers of 33, 35 and 37 Framfield Road and 1 Alexandra Road, with regard to privacy
- the effect of the proposed development on the Ashdown Forest SPA and Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
What decided it
The provision of a unilateral undertaking securing financial contributions to mitigate effects on Ashdown Forest SPA, combined with the absence of significant harm to neighbouring privacy, allowed the appeal to proceed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN27Policy SPO13Policy WCS12Policy EN1Policy EN7Policy EN15
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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