Land adj Shearfold Cottage, Stubb Lane, Brede, East Sussex, TN31 6EH

without planning permission : (i) the material change of use of the Land from garden use ancillary to, and associated with, Shearfold Cottage (formerly Shearfold Farmhouse) to a mixed use comprising of business use and the stationing and storage of touring caravans for separate independent residential use; and (ii) the construction of a stable building, a timber open structure, hardstanding, walls, brick pillars and entrance metal gates

Authority: Rother District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector: Madge M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect on character and appearance, in particular that of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
the effect on the setting of Shearfold Cottage (formerly Shearfold Farmhouse) and Shearfold Barn, grade II listed buildings
the effect on living conditions of neighbouring residents
whether this is a suitable location for a gypsy and traveller site, having particular regard to access to services

What decided it

The development, subject to conditions restricting scale and requiring a detailed site development scheme including landscaping, accords with the development plan policies for gypsy and traveller sites and does not cause unacceptable harm to landscape character, heritage assets or neighbouring living conditions.

Framework references: 11, 25, 195

Plan policies cited: Policy RA2, Policy DEN1, Policy DEN2, Policy LHN6, Policy EN1, Policy EN3, Policy EN5, Policy RA3, Policy OOS4, Policy PC1

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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