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Dismissed22 October 20243327242

Bramley Farm, Bay Tree Lane, Polegate, BN26 6QN

Planning appeal 3327242 at Bramley Farm, Bay Tree Lane, Polegate, BN26 6QN (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 22 October 2024 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to local and national policies for the location of housing and the character and appearance of the area.

‘Resubmission of an outline planning application for the erection of 7 No. dwelling houses comprising 2, 3 and 4 bedroom units, including means of access, layout, scale and appearance with landscaping reserved, to include a change of use of land from commercial to residential.’

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Glassar S
Postcode
BN26 6QN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to local and national policies for the location of housing and the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The significant and permanent harm to the character and appearance of the Low Weald countryside caused by the suburban housing estate layout demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and economic activity.

The benefits of 7 new dwellings, economic benefits and access to services were worthy of considerable weight, but the permanent and long-lasting harm to character and appearance of the area attracted significant weight and the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Saved Policy GD2Saved Policy DC17Policy WCS2Policy EN8Policy EN27Policy WCS14Spatial Planning Objective SPO1Spatial Planning Objective SPO13
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 124

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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