Planning appeal decision
The Lodge, Attwood Farm, Bodle Street Green, Hailsham, BN27 4RA
Planning appeal 3319495 at The Lodge, Attwood Farm, Bodle Street Green, Hailsham, BN27 4RA (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 2 January 2024 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed extension on the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape and a non-designated heritage asset.
a ground floor extension and internal alterations
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
- Postcode
- BN27 4RA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed extension on the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape and a non-designated heritage asset
What decided it
The harmful effect of the proposed extension on the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape and the non-designated heritage asset, which conflicts with the development plan and cannot be outweighed by the limited benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- EN6DC19SPO13HG10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 10Paragraph 11Paragraph 133
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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