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Allowed5 February 20243316110

Land West of Alice Bright Lane and South of Hurtis Hill, Crowborough, East Sussex

Planning appeal 3316110 at Land West of Alice Bright Lane and South of Hurtis Hill, Crowborough, East Sussex (Wealden District Council) was allowed on 5 February 2024 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitably located for new housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and accessibility to services and facilities.

erection of 4 dwellings, new access and landscaping

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Shearing C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is suitably located for new housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and accessibility to services and facilities
  • Effects on the character and appearance of the area
  • Effects on the Ashdown Forest Special Protection Area (SPA)

What decided it

The absence of a five-year housing land supply, combined with the site's suitable location relative to services and facilities and the absence of any identified adverse impacts, engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development which tipped the balance in favour of allowing the appeal.

The benefits of housing delivery and the presumption in favour of sustainable development outweighed the limited weight conflicts with restrictive development boundary policies GD2 and DC17, particularly given the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
GD2DC17WCS2SPO3WCS6EN27EN15WCS12EN1WCS14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 80

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