DECISION: GRANT (FULL PLANNING)

CONDITIONS:

1.     The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

Reason: In accordance with section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended by section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004).

2.     The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans and details:

Site Location Plan, dated 07/12/2018

Proposed Left Hand Side Elevation (Unit 12), Drawing No. 183879/02-08, dated May 2019

Proposed Right Hand Side Elevation (Unit 7), Drawing No. 183879/02-07, dated May 2019

Proposed Ground Floor Plan Units 11&12, Drawing No. 183879/02-03 Rev D, dated May 2019

Proposed Ground Floor Plan Units 7&8, Drawing No. 183879/02-01 Rev E dated May 2019

Landscaping Layout Plan, Drawing No. 183879/100-02 Rev C dated October 2019

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

3.     The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall match those outlined in the application form unless an alternative finish is first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To protect the special character of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in accordance with Policy OSS4 (iii) of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy.

NATIONAL PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK: In accordance with the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework (paragraph 38) and with the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, the Local Planning Authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by assessing the proposal against all material considerations, including planning policies and any representations that have been received and subsequently determining to grant planning permission in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development, as set out within the National Planning Policy Framework.