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Dismissed17 April 20243323845

Land Adjoining Knockhatch Farm Cottage, Hempstead Lane, Hailsham, BN27 3PR

Planning appeal 3323845 at Land Adjoining Knockhatch Farm Cottage, Hempstead Lane, Hailsham, BN27 3PR (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 17 April 2024 by Inspector Bridgwater J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the development is appropriate, with regard to the development plan and other material considerations.

The erection of two detached part single- storey, part two-storey, three/four-bedroomed houses

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Bridgwater J
Postcode
BN27 3PR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the location of the development is appropriate, with regard to the development plan and other material considerations

What decided it

The location of the proposed development in the countryside without access to public transport and with unsafe pedestrian routes to services makes it an inappropriate and unsustainable location that conflicts with the development plan, which cannot be outweighed by the moderate housing benefits.

the moderate benefits from housing supply and limited economic benefits were outweighed by the conflict with the development plan arising from the inappropriate countryside location and unsustainable reliance on private motor vehicles

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GD2Policy DC17Policy EN1Spatial Planning Objective SP01Spatial Planning Objective SP07Policy WCS 14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 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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