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Allowed31 October 20253367636

Land West of Limestone Way, Maresfield, East Sussex, TN22 2DP

Planning appeal 3367636 at Land West of Limestone Way, Maresfield, East Sussex, TN22 2DP (Wealden District Council) was allowed on 31 October 2025 by Inspector Pearce J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on highway safety and the highway network.

for up to 37 dwellings and detailed vehicular access from Limestone Way (with all other matters reserved)

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Pearce J
Postcode
TN22 2DP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety and the highway network
  • the living conditions of occupants of neighbouring properties, with regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the proposal's significant contribution to housing delivery and the absence of unacceptable impacts on highway safety or living conditions, meant the benefits outweighed the conflict with the development plan.

The proposal conflicts with the development plan but the significant positive contribution to housing supply and associated social and economic benefits outweigh the adverse impacts when assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN27Policy TR3Policy GD2Policy DC17Spatial Planning Objective SPO13Policy WCS14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney (2018)

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