®Planning appeal decision
Land adj to Granary Cottage, London Road, Forest Row, RH18 5EE
1 self-build detached dwelling and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Goldberg V
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is appropriate in the countryside having regard to the Council's spatial strategy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the effect on the High Weald National Landscape
What decided it
The substantial harm to the High Weald National Landscape arising from the introduction of a large, elevated, visually intrusive dwelling on a prominent undeveloped plot clearly outweighed the benefits of self-build housing delivery and modest housing supply contribution.
The harm from conflict with spatial strategy (limited weight) and substantial harm to the National Landscape (great weight) clearly outweighed the significant weight given to self-build housing provision and the modest weight given to housing supply contribution, resulting in dismissal.
Framework references: 61, 73
Plan policies cited: Policy EN1, Policy GD2, Policy DC17, Policy EN6, Policy WCS14
Judgments cited: Suffolk Coastal District Council v Hopkins Homes Ltd and Richborough Estates Partnership LLP v Chesire East Borough Council [2017] UKSC 37; Hallam Land Management Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2018] EWCA Civ 1808; North Wiltshire District Council v SSE (1993) 65 P&CR 137; R (Davison) v Elmbridge BC [2019] EWHC 1409 (Admin)
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.