®Planning appeal decision
Hackwoods Bungalow, Willards Hill, Robertsbridge, TN32 5ET
outline application for the erection of up to two wheelchair accessible, self/custom build dwellings with associated works
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- De Freitas Terceiro P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy for the supply of housing, with reference to the accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with reference to the High Weald National Landscape
What decided it
The substantial harm to the High Weald National Landscape, a landscape designation with the highest status of protection, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision.
The benefits of the scheme, including contribution to housing supply, delivery of accessible accommodation, ecological enhancements, and social and economic benefits, would not outweigh the substantial harm to the National Landscape, a designation with the highest status of protection.
Framework references: 11, 189
Plan policies cited: Policy OSS1, Policy OSS2, Policy OSS3, Policy OSS4, Policy RA2, Policy RA3, Policy SRM1, Policy TR3, Policy DIM2, Policy DEN1, Policy DEN2, Policy EN1, Policy EN3, Policy HO1, Policy IN4
Judgments cited: North Wiltshire District Council v Secretary of State for the Environment (1993) 65 P & CR 137; Baroness Cumberlege v Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government [2017] EWHC 2057
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.