®Planning appeal decision
Land west of Alice Bright Lane and south of Hurtis Hill, Crowborough, East Sussex
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.
Framework references: 11, 80
Plan policies cited: GD2, DC17, WCS2, SPO3, WCS6, EN27, EN15, WCS12, EN1, 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.