®Planning appeal decision
Walsinham, Shrub Lane, Burwash, TN19 7BU
erection of detached dwelling, including new access and detached garage
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Holden S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for a residential development having regard to local and national policies for the location of housing
- whether the proposal would conserve or enhance the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape
What decided it
The garage would cause unacceptable harm to the High Weald National Landscape as a large, bulky, visually intrusive feature with no public benefit, whereas the dwelling and access would cause very limited landscape harm and the housing benefit combined with the Council's significant shortfall in housing supply justified allowing those elements under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
For the garage: significant harm to the High Weald National Landscape (great weight) against private benefit only, resulting in refusal. For the dwelling and access: very limited harm to the High Weald National Landscape and limited weight to spatial strategy conflict (due to housing shortfall) against the social and economic benefit of providing an additional dwelling, resulting in allowance under the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
Framework references: 11, 56
Plan policies cited: Policy OSS2, Policy OSS3, Policy DIM2, Policy RA2, Policy RA3, Policy EN1, Policy DEN1, Policy DEN2, Policy OSS4, Policy EN3, Policy GP01, Policy GPO3, Policy GPO4
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.