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Notice varied and upheld29 November 20233308463

Land at Bantham Farm, London Road, Hurst Green, East Sussex, TN19 7QY

Planning appeal 3308463 at Land at Bantham Farm, London Road, Hurst Green, East Sussex, TN19 7QY (Rother District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 29 November 2023 by Inspector White P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the land is a suitable location for the development, having regard to local and national policies.

I) Without planning permission the material change of use of land at Bantham Farm from private recreation equestrian agricultural use to a mixed use comprising private recreational equestrian agricultural and residential use of the land. II) Without planning permission a material change of use of the Art Studio building shown in the approximate position marked in Blue on the attached plan from approved B1 Art Studio use to a mixed use comprising B1 Art Studio and residential use

Authority
Rother District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
White P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the land is a suitable location for the development, having regard to local and national policies
  • Whether the development conserves the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

What decided it

The unsuitability of the countryside location combined with the harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald AONB resulted in conflict with the development plan with no countervailing material considerations.

no other material considerations were found to outweigh the conflict with the development plan, so the decision was made in accordance with it

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy OSS3Policy RA2Policy RA3Policy DIM2Policy OSS4Policy EN1Policy DEN1Policy DEN2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 174Paragraph 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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