®Planning appeal decision
Land West of Limestone Way, Maresfield, East Sussex, TN22 2DP
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
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).
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy EN27, Policy TR3, Policy GD2, Policy DC17, Spatial Planning Objective SPO13, Policy WCS14
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney (2018)
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.