®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Allington Road, Newick, East Sussex, BN8 4NH
for residential development of the site with access, roads, parking, open space, SuDs and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Lewes District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Coles C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing supply, combined with the moderate (not significant) character and appearance harm, meant the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d) favoured permission, as the adverse impacts would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery.
The moderate weight of identified harms to character and appearance did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the substantial weight of housing delivery benefits (including 40% affordable housing and good mix of unit sizes), moderate weight of economic benefits, and moderate weight of biodiversity enhancements, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d) due to the Council's lack of five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11, 58, 187
Plan policies cited: CP10 of LDLP P1, CP2 of LDLP P1, DM25 of LDLP P2, DM24 of LDLP P2, NNP paragraph EN1, Policy SGG3 (draft)
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