®Planning appeal decision
Plumpton Racecourse, Plumpton, BN7 3AL
outline planning application for the erection of 9 dwellinghouses
- Authority
- Lewes District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- De Freitas Terceiro P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether occupiers of the proposed development would have reasonable and safe pedestrian access to Plumpton Green
What decided it
The combined and significant weight given to the harm to character and appearance and the lack of safe pedestrian access outweighed the moderate benefits, even under the tilted balance.
the adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance and lack of safe pedestrian access significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery, economic activity and racecourse funding, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
Framework references: 11, 117
Plan policies cited: Policy CP10, Policy CP11, Policy CP13, Policy DM1, Policy DM25, Policy 2, Policy 3
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.