®Planning appeal decision
Field to The East of Westmeston Place, , Lewes Road, Westmeston, East Sussex, BN6 8RH
an “enclosed, free standing shed measuring 5 metres by 4 metres to hold equipment needed to maintain a 20 tree orchard (already planted) as well as ad-hoc equipment to tend an adjacent allotment. Standing on 6 paving stands the wooden structure is made of pine and chipboard in the interior and Larch panels on the exterior. The shed has 3 windows, enclosed with larch shutters that shut flush with the exterior. Development includes free standing 2 solar panels in the adjacent allotment that provides charge to a 12 volt battery and circuit that can be used to re-charge batteries for an electric strimmer and other gardening equipment
- Authority
- South Downs
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Davies N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the landscape character of the area, and whether there is an agricultural need that outweighs any harm
What decided it
The development fails to conserve or enhance the landscape character of the National Park and there is insufficient demonstrated agricultural need for a building of this scale to outweigh the harm caused.
Framework references: 176
Plan policies cited: Policy SD25, Policy DS1, Policy SD4, Policy SD39, Policy SD6, Policy SD7, Policy SD5
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