®Planning appeal decision
Camoys Court, Barcombe Mills Road, Barcombe, Lewes, BN8 5BH
Planning appeal 3368100 at Camoys Court, Barcombe Mills Road, Barcombe, Lewes, BN8 5BH (Lewes District Council) was allowed on 16 October 2025 by Inspector Coles C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site would be a suitable location for housing having regard to local plan policies.
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 5 no dwellings
- Authority
- Lewes District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Coles C
- Postcode
- BN8 5BH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site would be a suitable location for housing having regard to local plan policies
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether any harm in respect of the first two issues is outweighed by other material considerations, such as to justify a grant of planning permission contrary to the development plan
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the existence of a more harmful fallback position, meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and the benefits of housing delivery outweighed the policy conflicts.
The unsuitable location and adverse impacts on character and appearance were outweighed by the significant benefits of contributing to housing supply in a situation of shortfall and the material consideration of a more harmful fallback position, applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11d of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1Policy DM25Policy CP2Policy CP10Policy CP11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 11
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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