®Planning appeal decision
Silver Birches, Street End lane, Broad Oak, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 8TS
the development of 4No. dwellings - 2No. 4bed traditional style houses, and 2No. 3bed traditional style chalet
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development is suitable for the site having regard to local and national policies for the location of housing
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the High Weald National Landscape
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and the out-of-date spatial strategy, combined with the absence of adverse landscape impact, engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development which indicated permission should be granted.
The modest harm from conflict with the development plan's locational requirements was outweighed by the considerable benefits of housing supply in the context of an undersupply, social benefits from additional housing, and economic benefits from construction, with the presumption in favour of sustainable development indicating permission should be granted
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy GD2, Policy DC17, Policy EN6, Policy EN27, Spatial Planning Objective SPO1, 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.