Planning appeal decision
Brodricklands and Hamlands Farm, Lower Willingdon, Eastbourne, BN22 0UZ
Planning appeal 3357954 at Brodricklands and Hamlands Farm, Lower Willingdon, Eastbourne, BN22 0UZ (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 27 June 2025 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the submitted details satisfy the requirements of the relevant condition.
outline application with all matters reserved (except for means of access from St Martins Road and Dutchells Way) for up to 390 residential dwellings, new internal access roads and footpaths, sport pitches and allotments (including ancillary facilities), car parking, open space, sustainable urban drainage system; and associated landscaping, infrastructure and earthworks
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- BN22 0UZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the submitted details satisfy the requirements of the relevant condition
What decided it
The proposed mown grass path would not provide a safe and convenient pedestrian route appropriate for its intended purpose, particularly during bad weather when it would become muddy and rutted, failing to satisfy the requirements of condition 30.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TR3Policy TR13
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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