®Planning appeal decision
Passalls Farm, Wilderness Lane, Hadlow Down, Hadlow Down, Uckfield, TN22 4HB
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
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.
Plan policies cited: Policy SPO1 of the Wealden District (incorporating part of the South Downs National Park) Core Strategy Local Plan Adopted February 2013, Policy GD2 of the Wealden Local Plan Adopted December 1998, Policy EN6 of the Wealden Local Plan Adopted December 1998, Policy TM1 of the Wealden Local Plan Adopted December 1998, Policy TM8 of the Wealden Local Plan Adopted December 1998, Policy EN27 of the Wealden Local Plan Adopted December 1998
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.