Land at 4 Strawlands, Plumpton Green, East Sussex, BN7 3DB

Planning appeal 3363074 at Land at 4 Strawlands, Plumpton Green, East Sussex, BN7 3DB (Lewes District Council) was dismissed on 8 October 2025 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is an appropriate development of the site.

Erection of 9 dwellings for persons aged 55 or over

Authority: Lewes District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Glassar S
Postcode: BN7 3DB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal is an appropriate development of the site
flood risk, with particular regard to surface water management

What decided it

The proposal would deliver fewer units than the neighbourhood plan expects from the allocated site and would not make efficient use of the land, and the appellant had not demonstrated that a greater number of units could not be provided.

the benefits of housing delivery and economic and social benefits were outweighed by the failure to deliver the expected number of units from the allocated site and the inefficient use of land, with the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CP2Policy CP11Policy CP10Policy CP12Policy DM25Policy DM22Policy 5.2Policy 4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 130

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