®Planning appeal decision
36 North Trade Road, Pond Willow, Battle , TN33 0HU
Planning appeal 3356877 at 36 North Trade Road, Pond Willow, Battle , TN33 0HU (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 15 July 2025 by Inspector Housden C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the development would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the HWNL.
demolition of existing garages and erection of 1no. single storey dwelling, associated car parking as well as soft and hard landscaping
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Housden C
- Postcode
- TN33 0HU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the development would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the HWNL
- whether future occupiers of the proposed development would likely experience acceptable living conditions in terms of privacy, noise and disturbance and external amenity space provision
What decided it
The unacceptable loss of privacy for future occupiers through overlooking from adjacent neighbours, combined with the localised but significant harm to character and appearance through incongruous design and siting, meant the adverse effects significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing and sustainability benefits.
The moderate harm to character and appearance and significant harm to living conditions, with significant weight against the proposal due to high consistency with the Framework, outweighed the moderate weight of housing delivery benefits and small-scale sustainability gains, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy OSS4Policy BA1Policy EN3Policy HD4Policy HD6Policy DHG7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 8Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 124Paragraph 125Paragraph 135Paragraph 139Paragraph 232
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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