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Allowed14 January 20253341961

Silver Birches, Street End Lane, Broad Oak, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 8TS

Planning appeal 3341961 at Silver Birches, Street End Lane, Broad Oak, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 8TS (Wealden District Council) was allowed on 14 January 2025 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development is suitable for the site having regard to local and national policies for the location of housing.

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
Postcode
TN21 8TS

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The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and the out-of-date spatial strategy, combined with the absence of adverse landscape impact, engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development which indicated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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GD2Policy DC17Policy EN6Policy EN27Spatial Planning Objective SPO1Policy WCS14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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