®Planning appeal decision
Passalls Farm, Wilderness Lane, Hadlow Down, Hadlow Down, Uckfield, TN22 4HB
Planning appeal 3270466 at Passalls Farm, Wilderness Lane, Hadlow Down, Hadlow Down, Uckfield, TN22 4HB (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 12 November 2021 by Inspector Miles H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area including the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
retention of existing bell tent glamping pitch and the change of use of land for the installation of one further identical pitch for seasonal holiday occupation
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Miles H
- Postcode
- TN22 4HB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area including the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- The living conditions of nearby occupiers
What decided it
The permanent harm to the intrinsic character and beauty of the countryside and the landscape and scenic beauty of the AONB, which has the highest status of protection, outweighed the modest benefits of the development.
The modest benefits to the rural economy, public access to green space, and biodiversity investment were outweighed by the permanent public harm to the intrinsic character and beauty of the countryside and the landscape and scenic beauty of the AONB.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SPO1 of the Wealden District (incorporating part of the South Downs National Park) Core Strategy Local Plan Adopted February 2013Policy GD2 of the Wealden Local Plan Adopted December 1998Policy EN6 of the Wealden Local Plan Adopted December 1998Policy TM1 of the Wealden Local Plan Adopted December 1998Policy TM8 of the Wealden Local Plan Adopted December 1998Policy EN27 of the Wealden Local Plan Adopted December 1998
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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