®Planning appeal decision
Friths Farm, Chiddingly, LEWES, BN8 6HD
a new timber framed holiday let
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Parsons J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Protected Species, having regard to Great Crested Newts
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance of the rural area and the failure to provide ecological information to rule out harm to protected species outweighed the limited tourism and economic benefits.
The tourism and business benefits were limited and outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and ecology; the adverse effects would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 174, 84, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy TM1, Policy EN1, Policy EN8, Policy EN27, Policy EN12, Policy WCS12, Policy WCS14
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.