®Planning appeal decision
LAND WEST OF TANYARD LANE, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, West Sussex , RH17 7LY
reserved matters (appearance, layout and scale) pursuant to outline application WD/2020/0348/O (erection of 4 no. dwellings, provision of new vehicular access, landscaping and other associated infrastructure), without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref WD/2022/1398/RM, dated 17 October 2022
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Francis L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including whether it would conserve or enhance the High Weald National Landscape
What decided it
The proposal's positioning of dwellings forward of the established building line combined with increased bulk at roof level would create a more dominant and intrusive feature in the streetscape, harming character and appearance and failing to conserve or enhance the High Weald National Landscape, and this harm engaged the AONB exception to the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d)(i) of the Framework.
The limited benefits of improved internal layout, increased garden depths and claimed thermal efficiency were outweighed by the harm to character and appearance and the High Weald National Landscape, with the AONB exception to the tilted balance applying such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not assist the appellant
Framework references: 182, 11
Plan policies cited: EN6, EN27(1), WCS14, SPO13
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