®Planning appeal decision
Land West of Oxbottom Lane , Station Road , Newick , BN8 4PJ
Planning appeal 3330879 at Land West of Oxbottom Lane , Station Road , Newick , BN8 4PJ (Lewes District Council) was allowed on 11 July 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 distribution of housing and the character and appearance of the area.
Redevelopment of the site to provide 21 residential dwellings along with parking, open space and all necessary infrastructure
- Authority
- Lewes District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- BN8 4PJ
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 distribution of housing and the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the modest landscape value of the site and its capacity for change without harm to character and appearance, means the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies and the benefits of housing delivery outweigh the conflict with the development plan.
The limited adverse impacts associated with the conflict with the development plan due to the site's location outside the planning boundaries do not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of 21 new dwellings (38% affordable) and associated economic and social benefits, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1 (Planning Boundary) of the Lewes Local Plan Part 2Policy CP10 (Natural Environment and Landscape Character) of the Lewes Local Plan Part 1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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