®Planning appeal decision
Hedera Cottage North Street, Punnetts Town, HEATHFIELD, TN21 9DT
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- James A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location, land use and amount of proposed development would be acceptable with particular regards to the character and appearance of the surrounding area and High Weald area National Landscape
- whether the location, land use and amount of proposed development would be acceptable with particular regards to the spatial strategy and accessibility to services
What decided it
The harm to the High Weald National Landscape provides a strong reason for refusing the development under Framework paragraph 11.d(i), displacing the presumption in favour of sustainable development that would otherwise apply due to the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
The benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision were outweighed by the significant harm to the High Weald National Landscape and conflict with the spatial strategy for locating residential development in accessible settlements with sustainable transport connections.
Framework references: 189, 82, 11
Plan policies cited: Saved Policy EN1, Saved Policy EN6, Saved Policy EN27, Saved Policy GD2, Saved Policy DC17, Policy SPO1, Policy SPO7, Policy SPO13, Policy WCS2, Policy WCS6, Policy WCS14
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.