®Planning appeal decision
Partridge Farm, Starvecrow Lane, Peasmarsh, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6XN
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
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
Framework references: 11, 110
Plan policies cited: Policy EC6(iv) of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy DC01 of the Development and Site Allocations Local Plan, Policy DEC3 of the Development and Site Allocations Local Plan, CS Policy OSS2, CS Policy OSS3, CS Policy TR3, LP Policy DIM2
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.