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Dismissed26 September 20233313220

Bryants Farm, Wards Lane, Wadhurst, TN5 6HP

Planning appeal 3313220 at Bryants Farm, Wards Lane, Wadhurst, TN5 6HP (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 26 September 2023 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitably located for residential development, with regard to its accessibility to services and facilities.

conversion of barn to residential use

Authority
Rother District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Shearing C
Postcode
TN5 6HP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is suitably located for residential development, with regard to its accessibility to services and facilities
  • The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
  • Whether the proposal would provide suitable facilities for future occupants with regard to outdoor space and parking
  • The effects on highway safety

What decided it

The unacceptable effects on the character and appearance of the High Weald AONB, combined with the unsuitable location of the development outside settlement boundaries with poor accessibility to services and facilities, outweighed the benefits of delivering additional housing.

The benefits of delivering additional housing and some economic benefit from construction and resident expenditure were outweighed by the harms relating to the location of the development and landscape character, particularly given the AONB protection policies provided a clear reason for refusal displacing the presumption in favour of sustainable development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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