®Planning appeal decision
Land at Worth Farm, Worth Lane, Little Horsted, East Sussex, TN22 5TT
the retention of existing dwelling and erection of two dwellings within the curtilage of Worth Farm (Steinway House) with associated landscaping, highway and sustainability improvements
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site would be a suitable location for housing having regard to local plan policies and accessibility to facilities
What decided it
The inappropriate location of the site outside the settlement boundary with poor accessibility to facilities and reliance on private car use would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of housing supply, making the proposal unsustainable under the Framework.
The significant weight given to housing supply in a shortfall situation was outweighed by the significantly and demonstrably greater harm from the inappropriate location and poor accessibility, resulting in dismissal despite the tilted balance.
Framework references: 11, 77, 83, 108, 114
Plan policies cited: Policy EN1, Policy EN27, Policy SP07, Policy WCS14
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.