®Planning appeal decision
Land at Big Wood, East of London Road, Battle, East Sussex, TN32 5LX
Planning appeal 3276006 at Land at Big Wood, East of London Road, Battle, East Sussex, TN32 5LX (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 13 July 2022 by Inspector Sandra Prail, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to its location in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
without planning permission (i) the carrying out of engineering operations on the land by the creation of an engineered track and hardstanding area on existing bare earth track on agricultural land including the importation of materials and shown in the approximate position hatched blue on the plan attached to the notice (‘the Unauthorised Development’) and (ii) the change of use of the land from agriculture to a mixed use of agriculture and the storage of two (2) x shipping containers (as shown in the approximate positions by black squares on the plan attached to the notice) and storage of building materials and plant machinery, all unconnected with the agricultural use of the land (‘the Unauthorised Change of Use’)
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Change of use
- Inspector
- Sandra Prail
- Postcode
- TN32 5LX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to its location in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
What decided it
The development causes harm to the character and appearance of the High Weald AONB and fails to conserve or enhance its landscape and scenic beauty, contrary to the Framework and development plan policies, with no material considerations to justify the breach.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RA2Policy EN1
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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