Planning appeal decision
Barn Farm, Gateway on Left 300 Metres Up Parsonage Lane, Going N of Chiddingly, See A Location Map, Nr Lewes, BN8 6HF
Planning appeal 3271731 at Barn Farm, Gateway on Left 300 Metres Up Parsonage Lane, Going N of Chiddingly, See A Location Map, Nr Lewes, BN8 6HF (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 9 November 2021 by Inspector Prentis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is within the scope of the development described in Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the GDPO.
erection of a steel framed, timber clad building to provide facilities for staff for vineyard and sheep/land wilding work, machinery and produce storage, workshop
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Prentis D
- Postcode
- BN8 6HF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is within the scope of the development described in Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the GDPO
What decided it
The land does not currently constitute 'agricultural land' as defined in the GDPO because there is no evidence it is currently in use for agriculture for the purposes of a trade or business.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- R (oao Marshall) v East Dorset DC and Pitman [2018] EWHC 226 (Admin); New World Payphones Ltd v Westminster City Council [2019] EWCA Civ 2250; R (oao Smolas) v Herefordshire Council [2021] EWHC 1663 (Admin)
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.
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