®Planning appeal decision
Manege (Sand School), Little Barkham Farm, Goldbridge Road, Piltdown, East Sussex, TN22 3XL
erection of detached three bedroom single-storey dwelling with car port and associated works
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development
What decided it
The adverse impacts on the housing strategy and character and appearance of the area would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefits of a single dwelling when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole, having particular regard to key policies for directing development to sustainable locations and securing well-designed places.
The moderate benefits of a single dwelling (housing supply, economic benefits, and assumed future biodiversity net gain and carbon reduction measures) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts on the housing strategy and character and appearance of the area, with the balance tipping decisively against the proposal
Framework references: 11, 83, 109, 115, 117, 232
Plan policies cited: Saved Policy GD2, Saved Policy EN1, Saved Policy DC17, Saved Policy EN27, CS Policy SPO3, CS Policy SPO7, CS Policy SPO13, CS Policy SPO14, CS Policy WCS6, CS Policy WCS14
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.