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Allowed22 January 20243321117

Home Farm, Lewes Road, Laughton, East Sussex, BN8 6BQ

Planning appeal 3321117 at Home Farm, Lewes Road, Laughton, East Sussex, BN8 6BQ (Wealden District Council) was allowed on 22 January 2024 by Inspector Bore J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: the effect of the scheme on the significance of the curtilage listed buildings and the listed cottages.

the demolition of existing buildings as identified on the submitted plans and the conversion of the remaining buildings, including three curtilage listed buildings, to create four new dwellings and the erection of one new dwelling to include associated new vehicle parking and turning areas and driveways

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Bore J
Postcode
BN8 6BQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Appeal A: the effect of the scheme on the significance of the curtilage listed buildings and the listed cottages
  • Appeal B: the impact on the character of the site and the countryside
  • Appeal B: whether this is an appropriate location for new dwellings having regard to the location outside a settlement
  • Appeal B: the effect of the development on the ecology of the site

What decided it

The provision of five new dwellings in a location with a significant shortfall in five-year housing land supply, combined with the substantial heritage and character benefits of the scheme, outweighed the harm of locating development outside a settlement.

The benefits of the scheme in terms of overall improvement to the site, the setting of the listed cottages, compliance with paragraph 84(c) of the NPPF, and the provision of five new dwellings in a location with a significant shortfall in the five-year housing land supply outweighed any harm in locating development outside a settlement.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84

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