®Planning appeal decision
Field View, School Lane, Peasmarsh, Rye, TN31 6UT
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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy EN1 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy OSS1 of the Core Strategy, Policy OSS2 of the Core Strategy, Policy OSS3 of the Core Strategy, Policy OSS4 of the Core Strategy, Policy RA3 of the Core Strategy, Policy DEN1 of the Development and Site Allocations Local Plan, Policy DEN2 of the Development and Site Allocations Local Plan, Policy DIM2 of the Development and Site Allocations Local Plan, Policy L1 of the Peasmarsh Neighbourhood Development Plan, Policy S2 of the Peasmarsh Neighbourhood Development Plan
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.