®Planning appeal decision
Telham Forge, Hastings Road, BATTLE, TN33 0SH
a change of use to allow mixed use of existing ancillary office building as a residential dwelling with office and welfare facilities to serve the existing business
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- TN33 0SH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the suitability of the site's location for the proposed development
- the loss of employment floorspace
What decided it
The unjustified loss of employment floorspace, which the appellant failed to demonstrate was unavoidable, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of providing a small residential unit, particularly given the Framework's emphasis on supporting economic growth and productivity.
The modest benefits of housing delivery and the limited harm from the site's location were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the unjustified loss of employment floorspace contrary to national policy supporting economic growth and a prosperous rural economy.
Framework references: 11, 125
Plan policies cited: Policy RA3 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy DIM2 of the Development and Site Allocations Local Plan, Policy HD1 of the Battle Neighbourhood Plan, Policy DCO1 of the Development and Site Allocations Local Plan, Policy DEC3 of the Development and Site Allocations Local Plan
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.