Cherry Cottage & Betula Barn, Ripe Lane, Ripe, East Sussex, BN8 6AR

Planning appeal 3353612 at Cherry Cottage & Betula Barn, Ripe Lane, Ripe, East Sussex, BN8 6AR (Wealden District Council) was allowed on 17 March 2025 by Inspector Harley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for a house with particular regard to accessibility to services and facilities.

reconfiguration of the boundary and change of use of Betula Barn from holiday let to residential dwelling

Authority: Wealden District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Harley S
Postcode: BN8 6AR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is a suitable location for a house with particular regard to accessibility to services and facilities
whether the loss of holiday accommodation has been appropriately justified

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the presumption in favour of granting permission, and the significant public benefits of providing a much-needed dwelling outweighed the moderate and limited harms identified.

the benefits of providing a much-needed dwelling and making effective use of an existing building outweighed the moderate harm to the spatial strategy for sustainable locations and the limited harm from loss of holiday accommodation

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: SPO1SPO3SPO6SPO7WCS6WCS14GD1GD2DC6DC7DC8DC17TM1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 88

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