Hawthorn, Nodes Lane, Magham Down, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 1PW

Planning appeal 3340102 at Hawthorn, Nodes Lane, Magham Down, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 1PW (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 10 October 2024 by Inspector Knight A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is in a suitable location for residential development, having regard to the development plan and accessibility to services and facilities.

the erection of one new dwelling

Authority: Wealden District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Knight A
Postcode: BN27 1PW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is in a suitable location for residential development, having regard to the development plan and accessibility to services and facilities

What decided it

The adverse impacts of locating residential development in an unsustainable location with poor accessibility to services and facilities, which would undermine the housing distribution strategy and encourage private motor car reliance, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of delivering one additional dwelling despite the Council's housing land supply shortfall.

The modest benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits were outweighed by the significant harm from the unsustainable location, poor accessibility, and conflict with the development plan strategy for housing distribution and sustainable transport promotion, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GD2Policy DC17Policy WCS6Policy EN1Policy SPO7Policy SPO8Policy WCS14
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 225Paragraph 159Paragraph 8

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