Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Broad Street, Icklesham, East Sussex, TN36 4AT
Planning appeal 3330675 at Land Adjacent to Broad Street, Icklesham, East Sussex, TN36 4AT (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 9 July 2024 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to local policies for the distribution of housing.
the erection of a split-level two bedroom dwelling with associated parking area and landscaping
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- TN36 4AT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to local policies for the distribution of housing
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The significant harm to the High Weald National Landscape, a nationally designated landscape with the highest status of protection, provided a clear reason for refusal under paragraph 11(d)(i) of the Framework notwithstanding the Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply.
The presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11(d) was disapplied because the significant harm to the National Landscape provided a clear reason for refusal; the appeal was dismissed in accordance with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy OSS2Policy DIM2Policy RA3Policy OSS4Policy RA2Policy EN1Policy DEN1Policy DEN2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 182
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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