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Dismissed28 July 20233300355

Little Worge Farm, Brightling, Robertsbridge, TN32 5HN

Planning appeal 3300355 at Little Worge Farm, Brightling, Robertsbridge, TN32 5HN (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 28 July 2023 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area and the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

demolition of part of agricultural barn and erection of a holiday cottage

Authority
Rother District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hobbs J
Postcode
TN32 5HN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area and the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

What decided it

The proposed holiday cottage would be sited in a prominent location within wider views which would neither conserve nor enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald AONB, contrary to paragraph 176 of the NPPF and local plan policies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 176

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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