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4No. Replacement Floodlights for Equestrian Sand School in Replacement of Previous Lighting System (Retrospective)

Authority: Wealden District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Glassar S
Postcode: TN22 4BN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the proposed development would have an adverse effect on the wider area, including protected species

What decided it

The absence of a Lighting Impact Study demonstrating that the floodlights could be operated without unacceptable light spill and harm to the AONB and protected species, combined with the inherent characteristics of the lights and their location, meant the Inspector could not be satisfied that the development would accord with the development plan.

Plan policies cited: Saved Policy GD2, Saved Policy EN1, Saved Policy EN6, Saved Policy EN29, Spatial Planning Objective SPO1, Policy WCS12, Policy WCS14

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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.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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