®Planning appeal decision
Drill Hall, Pashley Road, Ticehurst, East Sussex, TN5 7HA
the demolition of existing Drill Hall and erection of 2no. two-bed semi- detached 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 it has been demonstrated that a commercial or community use of the site would not be viable
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate through marketing that a commercial or community use would not be viable, combined with the significant weight to be given to the conflict with the District's economic strategy, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
The moderate benefits of delivering two dwellings and contributing to housing need were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm of conflicting with the District's economic strategy as expressed in LP Policies DCO1 and DEC3, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 128, 85, 86, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DEC3, Policy DCO1
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.