Planning appeal decision
Braemar - Land to the North, High Street, Etchingham , East Sussex, TN19 7AD
Planning appeal 3352473 at Braemar - Land to the North, High Street, Etchingham , East Sussex, TN19 7AD (Rother District Council) was allowed on 27 March 2025 by Inspector Pearce J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the proposed development would conserve and enhance landscape and scenic beauty in the High Weald National Landscape.
for 2 No. four bed, two storey detached dwelling houses, access drive, parking & turning area, refuse and cycle storage provisions, and private amenity spaces
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pearce J
- Postcode
- TN19 7AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the proposed development would conserve and enhance landscape and scenic beauty in the High Weald National Landscape
- the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring properties, with regard to privacy and outlook
- highway safety, with regard to the safety of highway users (refuse)
- ecology
What decided it
The significant weight attributed to the harmful effect on character and appearance and conflict with development plan policies, which significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing supply from two dwellings.
the adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance and conflict with development plan policies significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing supply and economic benefits from two dwellings
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DEN2Policy OSS4Policy EN1Policy EN3Policy DIM2Policy DEN1Policy CO6Policy EN5Policy DEN4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 189Paragraph 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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