High Hurstwood Lodge, Chillies Lane, High Hurstwood, Buxted, East Sussex, TN22 4AD

a retrospective application for the conversion of roof-space to 1 No flat

Authority: Wealden District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Jolly J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the dwelling is located in a suitable location

What decided it

The modest scale of additional car journeys generated by a one-bedroom dwelling, combined with the small-scale local economic and social benefits and contribution to housing land supply, outweighed the sustainability concerns arising from the countryside location, and the mitigation secured through the Unilateral Undertaking addressed the SPA and SAC impacts.

The benefits of housing delivery and local economic support, together with the mitigation secured for European site impacts, outweighed the sustainability concerns of a countryside location with limited public transport and walking accessibility

Framework references: 56

Plan policies cited: GD2, EN1, DC17, DC20, SPO7, SPO8, WCS6, WCS14

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