British Red Cross Society Centre, Highfields, Burwash, TN19 7HE

Planning appeal 3307160 at British Red Cross Society Centre, Highfields, Burwash, TN19 7HE (Rother District Council) was allowed on 17 July 2023 by Inspector James A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site represents a suitable location for the proposed development, having particular regard to the character and appearance of the area.

Demolition of an existing building and erection of a single storey dwelling with associated parking and landscaping

Authority: Rother District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: James A
Postcode: TN19 7HE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site represents a suitable location for the proposed development, having particular regard to the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The site's brownfield status, good relationship to the settlement, and the proposal's modest scale and design that would preserve the character and landscape of the AONB outweighed the conflict with policies restricting countryside development.

The conflict with Policies RA2 and RA3 restricting countryside development was outweighed by the brownfield nature of the site, its good relationship to the settlement, and the proposal's compliance with policies requiring development to respect character and conserve the AONB landscape.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy RA2Policy RA3Policy RA1Policy TR3Policy OSS4Policy EN5Policy DEN2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 54

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