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Dismissed25 September 20266009517

Fairfield Cottage, Cross In Hand Road, Heathfield, TN21 0SN

Planning appeal 6009517 at Fairfield Cottage, Cross In Hand Road, Heathfield, TN21 0SN (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 25 September 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, having particular regard to access.

the development of 2 self-build/custom build dwellings

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
TN21 0SN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, having particular regard to access
  • whether the proposed development would adequately address flood risk, having particular regard to layout

What decided it

The unacceptable impact on highway safety arising from the failure to demonstrate safe and suitable access, with a substantial visibility shortfall remaining on a busy A-road, substantially outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision.

The benefits of two dwellings including self-build housing and the reasonably sustainable location were significant but substantially outweighed by the substantial weight attached to the identified highway safety harm, resulting in the adverse impacts substantially outweighing the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Spatial Planning Objectives SPO12Spatial Planning Objectives SPO13Spatial Planning Objectives SPO10saved Policy TR3 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013

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