®Planning appeal decision
Land at Maynards Green Road, Maynards Green, TN21 0DE
erection of 15 dwellings (including 35% affordable), access, landscaping and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Price J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including whether this would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty in the High Weald AONB and preserve the settings of the grade II listed Funnell's Farmhouse and West Street Farmhouse
- Whether the surface water drainage arrangements proposed adequately address on and off site flood risk
- Whether the proposal would have an adverse impact on a protected species, namely great crested newts (GCN)
What decided it
The great weight attributable to the harm to the character, appearance, landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald AONB, which the housing and other benefits did not outweigh.
Substantial weight to housing and affordable housing benefits, moderate weight to economic benefits and modest weight to biodiversity net gain did not outweigh the great weight given to harm to the AONB (with lesser but still weighty heritage harm), so the balance tipped against the proposal and it was dismissed.
Framework references: 11, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 167, 169, 174, 176, 177, 180, 199, 202
Plan policies cited: AHDLP Policy AFH1, CS Policy SP03, CS Policy WCS14, LP Policy EN6, LP Policy EN27, CS Policy SPO1, CS Policy SPO2, LP Policy CS2, CS Policy SPO9, CS Policy WCS12, LP Policy DC17, Policy GD2, CS Policy WCS6
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.