Planning appeal decision
Land Adj to The Corner House, Ninfield Road, Ninfield , East Sussex, TN39 5JJ
Planning appeal 3321795 at Land Adj to The Corner House, Ninfield Road, Ninfield , East Sussex, TN39 5JJ (Wealden District Council) was allowed on 23 February 2024 by Inspector Wyborn D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
4 new dwellings and access
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wyborn D
- Postcode
- TN39 5JJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The lack of a five-year housing land supply engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the moderate benefits of housing delivery were not outweighed by the moderate harms of location outside a settlement boundary, making the development sustainable development within the Framework.
moderate weight to the benefits of housing delivery and efficient use of land balanced against moderate weight to the harm of location outside a settlement boundary and policy conflicts; the adverse impacts do not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole, tipping decisively in favour of approval
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN8Policy EN27Policy GD2Policy DC17
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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