®Planning appeal decision
Land north of the A272, Buxted, East Sussex, TN22 4BA
the erection of up to 49.No dwellings, access, landscaping and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Tweddle J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the Ashdown Forest Special Protection Area (SPA) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC), with particular regard to recreational disturbance and air quality
- Whether the proposal would preserve the settings of nearby heritage assets
What decided it
The severe and persistent shortfall in the Council's five year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance, under which the substantial benefits of housing delivery outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm identified.
The significant benefits of delivering 49 dwellings (including 35% affordable housing and 5% self-build), together with other public benefits, were found to outweigh the low-to-medium level of less than substantial harm to designated heritage assets, so that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under the tilted balance.
Framework references: 11, 57
Plan policies cited: EN1, EN7, EN15, WCS12, EN27, SP02, AF1
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.