®Planning appeal decision
Land adjoining Knockhatch Farm Cottage, Hempstead Lane, HAILSHAM, BN27 3PR
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
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
Framework references: 84, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy GD2, Policy DC17, Policy EN1, Spatial Planning Objective SP01, Spatial Planning Objective SP07, Policy WCS 14
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.