The Olde Piggery, Eight Acre Lane, Three Oaks, Guestling , TN35 4NL

Permission to site 3no. Storage containers (8ft X 20ft), including use of existing site building as a Builders store. (retrospective)

Authority: Rother District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Carpenter C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (HW AONB)

What decided it

The development's harmful effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area and the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald AONB, contrary to paragraph 176 of the Framework and the development plan policies, outweighs the modest economic benefits claimed.

Framework references: 176

Plan policies cited: Policy OSS4, Policy RA2, Policy EN1, Policy EN3, Policy DEN1, Policy DEN2

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
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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