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Allowed26 August 20253361201

Partridge Farm, Starvecrow Lane, Peasmarsh, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6XN

Planning appeal 3361201 at Partridge Farm, Starvecrow Lane, Peasmarsh, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6XN (Rother District Council) was allowed on 26 August 2025 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on holiday accommodation provision in the district.

the change of use of building and land from holiday let accommodation to permanent dwelling

Authority
Rother District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Price A
Postcode
TN31 6XN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on holiday accommodation provision in the district
  • whether the site is a suitable location for housing having particular regard to the accessibility of services and facilities

What decided it

The Council's lack of a five-year housing land supply, standing at 2.63 years, engaged the tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11(d), and the provision of an additional home was afforded significant weight that outweighed the harm from the unsustainable location and loss of holiday accommodation.

the significant weight given to housing delivery under the tilted balance, combined with limited economic and social benefits, outweighed the moderate harm from the unsustainable rural location and the harm from loss of holiday accommodation, such that the adverse impacts would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EC6(iv) of the Rother Local Plan Core StrategyPolicy DC01 of the Development and Site Allocations Local PlanPolicy DEC3 of the Development and Site Allocations Local PlanCS Policy OSS2CS Policy OSS3CS Policy TR3LP Policy DIM2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 110

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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