Land adj to The Corner House, Ninfield Road, Ninfield , East Sussex, TN39 5JJ

4 new dwellings and access

Authority: Wealden District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wyborn D

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

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy EN8, Policy EN27, Policy GD2, Policy DC17

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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