Field View, School Lane, Peasmarsh, Rye, TN31 6UT

Planning appeal 3341060 at Field View, School Lane, Peasmarsh, Rye, TN31 6UT (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 22 October 2024 by Inspector Catcheside E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, land use, and the amount of development proposed, with particular consideration to (a) the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area including the High Weald National Landscape, (b) the spatial strategy set out in the development plan, and (c) whether the development would provide an adequate standard of accommodation for future occupiers with respect to daylight and sunlight.

formation of building plot for bungalow to be served by shared vehicular access

Authority: Rother District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Catcheside E
Postcode: TN31 6UT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, land use, and the amount of development proposed, with particular consideration to (a) the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area including the High Weald National Landscape, (b) the spatial strategy set out in the development plan, and (c) whether the development would provide an adequate standard of accommodation for future occupiers with respect to daylight and sunlight

What decided it

The harm caused to the landscape character and scenic beauty of the High Weald National Landscape provides a clear reason for refusing the development under paragraph 11(d)(i) of the Framework, notwithstanding the housing land supply shortfall.

The modest social and economic benefits of delivering one additional dwelling and supporting the rural community were outweighed by the substantial harm to the landscape character and scenic beauty of the High Weald National Landscape, such that the presumption in favour of development under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy EN1 of the Rother Local Plan Core StrategyPolicy OSS1 of the Core StrategyPolicy OSS2 of the Core StrategyPolicy OSS3 of the Core StrategyPolicy OSS4 of the Core StrategyPolicy RA3 of the Core StrategyPolicy DEN1 of the Development and Site Allocations Local PlanPolicy DEN2 of the Development and Site Allocations Local PlanPolicy DIM2 of the Development and Site Allocations Local PlanPolicy L1 of the Peasmarsh Neighbourhood Development PlanPolicy S2 of the Peasmarsh Neighbourhood Development Plan
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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