®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Broad Street, Icklesham, East Sussex, TN36 4AT
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 182
Plan policies cited: Policy OSS2, Policy DIM2, Policy RA3, Policy OSS4, Policy RA2, Policy EN1, Policy DEN1, Policy DEN2
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.