®Planning appeal decision
Land at Barley Mow Lane, Punnetts Town, EAST SUSSEX, TN21 9DJ
the erection of a colt bungalow and dependent works
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Naylor R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would contribute to a sustainable pattern of development having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and accessibility to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with specific regard to its rural setting within the High Weald National Landscape
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance, under which the moderate benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits outweighed the moderate harm of conflicting with out-of-date development boundary policies.
The moderate benefits of contributing a new dwelling to address housing undersupply, together with economic and social benefits, outweighed the moderate harm of conflicting with out-of-date development boundary policies GD2 and DC17, applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework.
Framework references: 11, 129, 135, 189, 55
Plan policies cited: WLP Policy GD2, WLP Policy DC17, WLP Policy EN6, WLP Policy EN27, WCS Policy WCS14, WCS Policy SPO1, WCS Policy SPO13
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.