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Dismissed5 May 20266003413

Plumpton Racecourse, Plumpton, BN7 3AL

Planning appeal 6003413 at Plumpton Racecourse, Plumpton, BN7 3AL (Lewes District Council) was dismissed on 5 May 2026 by Inspector De Freitas Terceiro P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

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
Postcode
BN7 3AL

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP10Policy CP11Policy CP13Policy DM1Policy DM25Policy 2Policy 3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 117

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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