Land adjacent to Holly Cottage, Moat Lane, nr Seddlescombe, East Sussex, TN33 0RY

construction of a single residential dwelling with associated landscaping and parking

Authority: Rother District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Carpenter C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (HW AONB)
Whether the proposal would be in a suitable location in respect to adjacent settlements

What decided it

The proposed development would have a harmful effect on the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald AONB and would not satisfy the exceptional circumstances required for isolated dwellings in the countryside under paragraph 80 of the Framework.

The modest contribution to housing need from a single dwelling did not outweigh the significant harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the AONB.

Framework references: 176, 80, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy RA2, Policy EN1, Policy EN3, Policy DEN2, Policy OSS2, Policy RA3, Policy DIM2

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