®Planning appeal decision
Land to Side and Rear of Woodlands Cottage, Eastbourne Road, Halland, BN8 6PU
Planning appeal 3372922 at Land to Side and Rear of Woodlands Cottage, Eastbourne Road, Halland, BN8 6PU (Wealden District Council) was allowed on 23 December 2025 by Inspector Rawle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the settlement strategy and development plan and national policies relating to development within rural areas.
the erection of a minimum of a single dwelling and a maximum of a single dwelling to the rear of existing dwelling along with associated access works and erection of replacement detached garage following removal of existing garage
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rawle S
- Postcode
- BN8 6PU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the settlement strategy and development plan and national policies relating to development within rural areas
What decided it
The engagement of paragraph 11(d) of the Framework due to the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the site's sustainable location with access to day-to-day facilities and public transport, meant that the modest conflict with development plan policies was outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery.
The conflict with development plan policies restricting countryside housing was afforded moderate weight, but this was balanced against moderate weight given to the benefits of the proposal (housing delivery in a context of significant shortfall, modest economic and social benefits, and accordance with the Framework's sustainability aims), with the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) weighing substantially in favour of the scheme.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
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- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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