®Planning appeal decision
Land to South of Burgh Hill, Hurst Green, TN19 7QX
Planning appeal 3361707 at Land to South of Burgh Hill, Hurst Green, TN19 7QX (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 13 November 2025 by Inspector Francis L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal secures adequate provision of affordable housing.
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
- Postcode
- TN19 7QX
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DHG1(iv)(a) of the Rother Development and Site Allocations Local Plan 2019Policy EN1 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy 2014Policies DEN1 and DEN2 of the Rother Development and Site Allocations Local Plan 2019Core Strategy Policies OSS2, OSS3 and DIM2Policy HG1 of the draft Hurst Green Neighbourhood Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 189
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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