®Planning appeal decision
Land at 4 Strawlands, Plumpton Green, East Sussex, BN7 3DB
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
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
Framework references: 11, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy CP2, Policy CP11, Policy CP10, Policy CP12, Policy DM25, Policy DM22, Policy 5.2, Policy 4
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.