®Planning appeal decision
Bantham Farm London Road, Hurst Green, ETCHINGHAM, TN19 7QY
the change of use of art studio to live/work unit
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Douglas L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site in each appeal is a suitable location for each proposal, having regard to relevant local and national policies
- The effect of each proposal on the character and appearance of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- The personal circumstances of the appellant
What decided it
The significant harm to the landscape character, settlement pattern and tranquillity of the High Weald AONB provided a clear reason for refusal under paragraph 176 of the Framework, outweighing the modest benefits of each proposal.
the significant harm to the landscape character, settlement pattern and tranquillity of the AONB was not outweighed by the modest ecological, security or personal circumstance benefits of either proposal
Framework references: 11, 56, 78, 79, 80, 82, 84, 174, 176, 180
Plan policies cited: Policy RA3, Policy OSS4, Policy EN1, Policy DEN2, Policy DEN7
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.