®Planning appeal decision
Land Fronting Toll Lane , Toll Lane, Bodle Sreet Green, East Sussex , BN27 4UG
Planning appeal 3359274 at Land Fronting Toll Lane , Toll Lane, Bodle Sreet Green, East Sussex , BN27 4UG (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 30 June 2025 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to local and national policies for the distribution of housing.
to erect a three bedroom dwelling on the vacant land of Toll Lane. The proposal will be accessed from Toll Lane using an access gate to the east of the site
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- BN27 4UG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to local and national policies for the distribution of housing
- the effect of the proposed development having regard to its proximity to a protected tree
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the National Landscape
- the effect of the proposed development on the setting of a Grade II listed building
What decided it
The adverse effect on the environment of future occupiers arising from the proximity of the protected tree, combined with the site's location in open countryside contrary to development plan policies, substantially and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing and economic benefits.
The modest housing supply and economic benefits were substantially outweighed by the significant and long-lasting harm to future occupiers' living conditions and the implications for the protected tree, with the locational conflict given limited weight; the absence of harm to the National Landscape and listed building setting were neutral matters.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GD2Policy DC17Policy WCS6Policy EN27Policy EN1Policy EN6Policy EN12Policy EN14Policy WCS14Policy SPO1Policy SPO13Policy SPO2Policy SPO14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 213Paragraph 214Paragraph 215
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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