®Planning appeal decision
Fast and Shiny Car Wash, Burwash Road, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 8QZ
the redevelopment of car wash to 4 No 3 bedroom dwellings
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Knight A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character of the surrounding area
- whether the development provides satisfactory living conditions for the future occupiers of the dwellings with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The significant and demonstrable harm to character and living conditions would outweigh the benefits of housing delivery when assessed against NPPF policies taken as a whole, even with the tilted balance engaged.
The adverse impacts on character and living conditions were found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of four dwellings, even accounting for the Council's housing land supply shortfall and the NPPF's objective to boost housing supply.
Framework references: 8
Plan policies cited: Policy EN27 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, Policy WCS14 of the Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013
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.