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Dismissed15 August 20233317468

Clear View Farm Chiddingly Road, Horam, Heathfield, TN21 0JJ

Planning appeal 3317468 at Clear View Farm Chiddingly Road, Horam, Heathfield, TN21 0JJ (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 15 August 2023 by Inspector Woodward M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to design.

redevelopment of the existing site and equestrian facilities to provide 51 residential dwellings with associated access works, garaging, car parking, site landscaping and woodland management

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Woodward M
Postcode
TN21 0JJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to design.
  • The effect of the proposal on ancient woodland.

What decided it

The very substantial harm to character and appearance arising from the scheme's poor design and layout outweighed the benefits, including under the tilted balance.

The harm to character and appearance from poor design carried very substantial weight and significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing, social, environmental and economic benefits, even applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d)(ii).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN27Saved Policy EN13Policy WCS12Policy WCS13Policy WCS14Saved Policy GD2Saved Policy DC17Policy WCS6Policy WCS9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 174Paragraph 180

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