®Planning appeal decision
Beech Green Park , Beech Green Lane, Withyham, East Sussex, TN7 4DB
Planning appeal 3333030 at Beech Green Park , Beech Green Lane, Withyham, East Sussex, TN7 4DB (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 15 November 2024 by Inspector Wright A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the buildings would be suitable for residential conversion.
conversion of existing farm buildings into 3no. dwellings
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wright A
- Postcode
- TN7 4DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the buildings would be suitable for residential conversion
- whether the site would be an appropriate location for residential use, having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities and the provisions of the development plan
What decided it
The extent of structural modifications required to the buildings would constitute significant rebuilding rather than genuine conversion under saved Policy DC8, and the site's rural location with poor accessibility to services and facilities would not maintain the vitality of rural communities as required by the Framework.
The moderate benefit of three dwellings towards housing supply was substantially outweighed by the significant harm arising from conflict with development plan policies on building conversion standards and rural location strategy, assessed against the Framework as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- saved Policy DC8 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998saved Policy EN1 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998saved Policy GD2 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998saved Policy DC17 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998Policy WCS6 of the Core Strategy Local Plan 2013SPO7 of the Core Strategy Local Plan 2013SPO13 of the Core Strategy Local Plan 2013SPO14 of the Core Strategy Local Plan 2013
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 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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