Planning appeal decision
33 Oldfield Road, Lower Willingdon, East Sussex, BN20 9QD
Planning appeal 3331014 at 33 Oldfield Road, Lower Willingdon, East Sussex, BN20 9QD (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 7 February 2024 by Inspector Lawrence E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of No.31, with particular regard to noise and disturbance.
air source heat pump being installed
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Lawrence E
- Postcode
- BN20 9QD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of No.31, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate through a specific noise assessment that the proposed air source heat pump would not have an unacceptable harmful impact on the living conditions of the occupiers of the neighbouring property.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SPO9WCS14EN1SPO13EN27HG10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 157Paragraph 162Paragraph 163Paragraph 164Paragraph 131Paragraph 135Paragraph 132Paragraph 133Paragraph 134Paragraph 139
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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