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Allowed29 April 20263370668

Land South of Allington Road, Newick, East Sussex, BN8 4NH

Planning appeal 3370668 at Land South of Allington Road, Newick, East Sussex, BN8 4NH (Lewes District Council) was allowed on 29 April 2026 by Inspector Coles C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CP10 of LDLP P1CP2 of LDLP P1DM25 of LDLP P2DM24 of LDLP P2NNP paragraph EN1Policy SGG3 (draft)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 58Paragraph 187

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