®Planning appeal decision
Saffreys, High Street, Ticehurst, WADHURST, East Sussex, TN5 7HT
demolition of part of side extension, new access and erection of 3 dwellings
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including on the wider High Weald National Landscape
- the biodiversity interests of the site and surrounding area
What decided it
The identified harm to the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape, combined with the engagement of footnote 7 of the Framework which disapplies the presumption in favour of sustainable development, means the housing supply shortfall cannot tip the balance in favour of the proposal.
The significant benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits were outweighed by the substantial harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area and the High Weald National Landscape, such that the proposal conflicts with the development plan and the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
Plan policies cited: Policy H5 of the Ticehurst Neighbourhood Plan (2019), Policy OSS4 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy (2014), Policy EN1 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy (2014), Policy EN3 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy (2014), Policy DEN1 of the Development and Site Allocations Local Plan (2019), Policy DEN2 of the Development and Site Allocations Local Plan (2019), Policy R5 of the Ticehurst Neighbourhood Plan, Policy EN5 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy DEN4 of the Development and Site Allocations Local Plan
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.