B · Tier acknowledged, location decided against on the route
medium sized village
“Bolney is identified as a medium sized village providing essential services”
“Lodge Lane has no separate footways or streetlights and for the most part is subject to the national speed limit. This would deter future occupants of the development from walking along this route to access facilities in Bolney.”
Permission in principle for up to nine self-build homes in a field near Bolney (Mid Sussex) was refused on appeal. Supply was 3.38 years, so there was an evidenced unmet need. But the site was not "physically well-related" to Bolney for S5(1)(j): it was reached by a single access onto a lane far from the village core and separated by gaps from nearby houses. S5(4) therefore applied, and the substantial HO7 weight did not substantially outweigh the location, character and heritage harms.
Medium village with services acknowledged; S5(1)(j) "physically well-related" failed on form/gaps. In the register this counts as a case where the tier was acknowledged but the route evidence went against the site and decided the location.
Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6009838.txt