®Planning appeal decision
Land to south of Burgh Hill, Hurst Green, TN19 7QX
an outline application for up to 7 dwellings and associated infrastructure with all matters except for access reserved for future consideration
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Francis L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal secures adequate provision of affordable housing
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the landscape, scenic and natural beauty of the High Weald National Landscape
What decided it
The planning obligation's insufficient certainty regarding the delivery of policy-compliant on-site affordable housing, which conflicted with Policy DHG1 and failed to meet the CIL Regulation 122 tests, constituted harm that outweighed the housing benefits.
The housing benefits and improved pedestrian connectivity were outweighed by the failure to secure adequate on-site affordable housing in accordance with policy, despite the proposal being acceptable in landscape terms and benefiting from the tilted balance due to housing land supply shortfall.
Framework references: 11, 189
Plan policies cited: Policy DHG1(iv)(a) of the Rother Development and Site Allocations Local Plan 2019, Policy EN1 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy 2014, Policies DEN1 and DEN2 of the Rother Development and Site Allocations Local Plan 2019, Core Strategy Policies OSS2, OSS3 and DIM2, Policy HG1 of the draft Hurst Green Neighbourhood 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.