®Planning appeal decision
Cherry Cottage & Betula Barn, Ripe Lane, Ripe, East Sussex, BN8 6AR
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
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
Framework references: 11, 88
Plan policies cited: SPO1, SPO3, SPO6, SPO7, WCS6, WCS14, GD1, GD2, DC6, DC7, DC8, DC17, TM1
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