®Planning appeal decision
Land at Church Lane, Danehill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7EU
Planning appeal 3345361 at Land at Church Lane, Danehill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7EU (Wealden District Council) was allowed on 13 January 2025 by Inspector Dade E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the local development strategy.
erection of two storey five-bedroom dwelling with driveway and new vehicular access
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dade E
- Postcode
- RH17 7EU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the local development strategy
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Danehill Conservation Area and High Weald National Landscape
- The effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the Ashdown Forest Special Protection Area (SPA)
- Whether other material considerations outweigh any harm identified such as to justify the development
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11, and the proposal's accordance with key Framework policies on sustainable rural locations, design quality, and housing delivery outweighed the conflict with development plan location policies.
The conflict with development plan location policies was outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery, the proposal's location in an accessible village setting with services and public transport, the absence of harm to the conservation area and national landscape, and the small contribution to housing supply, applying the tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS Policy WCS6CS Policy WCS12CS Policy WCS14LP Policy EN1LP Policy EN6LP Policy EN7LP Policy EN15LP Policy EN19LP Policy EN27LP Policy GD2LP Policy DC17
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 73Paragraph 82Paragraph 83Paragraph 84Paragraph 110Paragraph 129Paragraph 135Paragraph 139Paragraph 189Paragraph 212
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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