®Planning appeal decision
Bramley Farm, Bay Tree Lane, Polegate, BN26 6QN
‘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
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.
Framework references: 11, 124
Plan policies cited: Saved Policy GD2, Saved Policy DC17, Policy WCS2, Policy EN8, Policy EN27, Policy WCS14, Spatial Planning Objective SPO1, Spatial Planning Objective SPO13
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.