®Planning appeal decision
Car Park Adjoining Polegate Railway Station, Roy Martin Way, Polegate, BN26 6AQ
Planning appeal 3338370 at Car Park Adjoining Polegate Railway Station, Roy Martin Way, Polegate, BN26 6AQ (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 28 October 2024 by Inspector Rafferty C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
the erection of a five storey apartment block containing residential units on the upper floors and parking and servicing on the ground floor. Vehicle access off Roy Martin Way and pedestrian only access from Porters Way
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal makes adequate provision for affordable housing, taking account of the viability of the development
What decided it
The significant adverse harm to character and appearance caused by the incongruous five storey height, combined with the failure to make adequate provision for affordable housing, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing supply even under the tilted balance.
The benefits of housing supply, sustainable location, and economic benefits were outweighed by the significant adverse harm to character and appearance and the failure to provide adequate affordable housing contribution, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN27 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998Policy AFH1 of the Wealden District Council Local Plan Affordable Housing Delivery Local Plan 2016
- 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.
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