®Planning appeal decision
Barngate Meadows, Lewes Road, Laughton, LEWES, BN8 6BN
‘three pitch settled Gypsy accommodation site’
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be in a suitable location having regard to its location outside of any development boundary and access to services, facilities and sustainable transport modes
- Whether the proposal would be in a suitable location having regard to flood risk
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that the sequential test for flood risk had been passed and that future occupiers would not be put at unacceptable risk of flooding, combined with the site's poor accessibility to services and facilities, meant the adverse effects significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of addressing unmet need.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy GD2, Policy WCS11, Policy WCS6, Policy DC22, Policy DC21, Policy WCS10, 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.