®Planning appeal decision
59 South Road, HAILSHAM, East Sussex, BN27 3JP
Planning application for the alteration and extension of an existing residential property to create an additional new dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed parking arrangements on highway safety and the flow of traffic
- the effect on living conditions for future occupiers of the existing dwelling, having regard to the effect on outlook and light for rooms at the rear
What decided it
The harm to character and appearance and highway safety, to which significant weight was given, substantially and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefit, particularly given that the Framework does not support increased density at the expense of maintaining an area's prevailing character.
The modest benefits of one additional small dwelling and limited economic benefit were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance and highway safety, with the adverse impacts outweighing benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 124, 130, 111
Plan policies cited: Policy EN27, Spatial Planning Objective SPO13, HAIL D1, HAIL D2, Policy TR3, Spatial Planning Objective SPO12, Policy WCS14
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.