®Planning appeal decision
Roselands , Goldbridge Road, Piltdown, East Sussex, TN22 3XL
Planning appeal 3365307 at Roselands , Goldbridge Road, Piltdown, East Sussex, TN22 3XL (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 17 October 2025 by Inspector Jolly J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.
for permission in principle for the erection of a two-bedroom, single- storey dwelling and associated works
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jolly J
- Postcode
- TN22 3XL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The dwelling would be located outside a recognised settlement boundary with no exceptional circumstances to justify development in the countryside, contrary to saved Policies GD2 and DC17 of the Wealden Local Plan and the Framework.
The tilted balance was not engaged due to Footnote 7 of the Framework (Ashdown Forest SPA/SAC); even if it were, the limited economic, social and environmental benefits of one dwelling would be significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of locating development outside the settlement boundary.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Wealden Local Plan (1998) Policy GD2Wealden Local Plan (1998) Policy EN1Wealden Local Plan (1998) Policy DC17Wealden Core Strategy (2013) Core Policy SPO7Wealden Core Strategy (2013) Core Policy SPO13Wealden Core Strategy (2013) Core Policy WCS2Wealden Core Strategy (2013) Core Policy WCS6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 7Paragraph 83Paragraph 108Paragraph 114Paragraph 116
- Judgments
- Vistry Homes Ltd v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Others (2024)
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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