®Planning appeal decision
Warren Drive Rest Home, Fielden Road, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1TP
redevelopment of the existing retirement home site comprising part demolition of existing building and re-instatement of original detached dwelling together with three new detached dwellings within the site boundary
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for residential development, with particular regard to the spatial strategy and accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on flood risk
What decided it
The harmful effect on the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the High Weald National Landscape, which provides a strong reason for refusing the development notwithstanding the lack of five years' housing land supply.
The moderate benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits on previously developed land were outweighed by the significant harm to the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the High Weald National Landscape.
Framework references: 189, 181, 232, 11
Plan policies cited: EN6, EN27, GD2, DC17, CS2, SPO13, SPO1, WCS14
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