®Planning appeal decision
Land East of Rosemead, Horebeech Lane, Horam, East Sussex, TN21 9EA
the erection of up to 46 residential dwellings including 35% affordable housing. All matters are reserved except for access
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Redford R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to relevant local strategic policies
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the local area and wider landscape
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply (3.83 years) engaged the tilted balance, reducing the weight of conflicting housing-location policies so that the substantial housing and other benefits were not outweighed by any harm.
The significant weight given to the housing benefits (including 35% affordable and 5% self-build housing) and other benefits outweighed the little weight attached to conflict with housing-supply policies, such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy GD2, Policy EN18, Policy DC17, Policy WCS6, Policy WCS14, Policy WCS9, Policy EN1, Policy EN2, Policy EN8, Policy EN27
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.