®Planning appeal decision
Land to North West of Udimore Road, Rye, TN31 6AA
Planning appeal 3335728 at Land to North West of Udimore Road, Rye, TN31 6AA (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 1 October 2024 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to local and national policies for the distribution of housing and the character and appearance of the area including the setting of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
‘Outline application with all matters reserved except access for a self-build/custom build scheme of six dwellings, alongside associated infrastructure.’
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- TN31 6AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to local and national policies for the distribution of housing and the character and appearance of the area including the setting of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
What decided it
The adverse impacts of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the High Weald AONB, would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the housing and economic benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
The housing benefits and economic advantages were outweighed by the significant and long-lasting harm to character and appearance of the area including the AONB setting, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RA2Policy RA3(iii)Policy E1Policy DEN1Policy DEN2Policy EN1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.