®Planning appeal decision
Handsel Lodge, Junction Road, Ewhurst , Staplecross, TN32 5SH
use of the building as a dwellinghouse along with associated works, gardens and parking. Use of existing access
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed dwelling would be in a suitable location having regard to its location in the countryside, its effect on the supply of sites of economic value and accessibility to services, facilities and transport links
- the effect of the proposal on the landscape, character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the modest adverse impacts of the proposal did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the substantial benefits of housing delivery and reuse of a redundant building.
the modest adverse impacts of countryside location, loss of employment use and reliance on private vehicles were outweighed by the substantial benefit of housing delivery in the context of a significant shortfall in housing land supply, the reuse of a redundant building, and limited environmental benefits, applying the tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11(d)
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy OSS1, Policy OSS2, Policy OSS3, Policy OSS4, Policy RA3, Policy EC3, Policy TR3, Policy SRM1, Policy EN1, Policy EN3, Policy DCO1, Policy DEN1, Policy DEN2
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.