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Allowed29 September 20253354261

Former Moorhurst Care Home, Main Road , Westfield, East Sussex, TN35 4SL

Planning appeal 3354261 at Former Moorhurst Care Home, Main Road , Westfield, East Sussex, TN35 4SL (Rother District Council) was allowed on 29 September 2025 by Inspector Francis L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the appeal proposal on the ability of the area to meet its housing need.

the construction of a 64 bed care home (use class C2) over 2 storeys to include landscaping, access and car parking

Authority
Rother District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Francis L
Postcode
TN35 4SL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the appeal proposal on the ability of the area to meet its housing need
  • the provision of primary care services to the village

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year supply of deliverable housing sites (2.63 years) triggered the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11d)ii, and the significant benefits of care home accommodation for which there is established need in a sustainable location outweighed the moderate weight conflict with the development plan.

The moderate weight attributed to the conflict with the development plan would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of care home accommodation for which there is a known need in a sustainable location, with the presumption in favour of sustainable development indicating that permission should be granted.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy OSS1Policy RA1Policy WES2Policy LHN1Policy OSS3Policy CO1Policy CO5Policy DHG5Policy EN5Policy ENV1Policy DEN1Policy DEN4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 63Paragraph 189

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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