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Dismissed30 May 20253355171

Land at Manor Park, Mark Cross Lane, Ripe, BN8 6AW

Planning appeal 3355171 at Land at Manor Park, Mark Cross Lane, Ripe, BN8 6AW (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 30 May 2025 by Inspector Ellis G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for housing.

for the demolition of a storage building, garage and all weather tennis court and the erection of 4no. dwellings

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Ellis G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for housing
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Ripe Conservation Area and the Low Weald landscape
  • flood risk
  • protected species

What decided it

The failure to satisfy the sequential test for flood risk, combined with the site's unsuitability as a location for housing and harmful impact on character and appearance, means the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply and the proposal conflicts with the development plan as a whole.

The modest positive contribution to housing supply and economic benefits during construction and occupation were outweighed by the conflict with the development plan, the unsuitability of the location, harmful effects on character and appearance, and the failure to satisfy flood risk requirements.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
GD2DC17EN1EN8EN27SPO1WCS6WCS12WCS14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 125Paragraph 135Paragraph 173Paragraph 175
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)

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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