®Planning appeal decision
Land to North West of Udimore Road, Rye, TN31 6AA
‘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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy RA2, Policy RA3(iii), Policy E1, Policy DEN1, Policy DEN2, Policy EN1
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.