Planning appeal decision
Forest Hall, Dodds Bank, Nutley, East Susex, TN22 3LX
Planning appeal 3329193 at Forest Hall, Dodds Bank, Nutley, East Susex, TN22 3LX (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 25 April 2024 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the Ashdown Forest Special Protection Area and Special Area of Conservation.
change of use from church hall to holiday accommodation. No increase in footprint bulk or volume no external alterations
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Pattison B
- Postcode
- TN22 3LX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the Ashdown Forest Special Protection Area and Special Area of Conservation
What decided it
The proposal would have a significant adverse effect on the integrity of the Ashdown Forest SPA and SAC through increased recreational disturbance, which cannot be ruled out beyond reasonable scientific doubt and cannot be justified under the Habitat Regulations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy WCS12Policy EN1Policy EN7Policy EN15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 182Paragraph 186Paragraph 188
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Wealden District Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024
- Dismissed23 October 2026601128637 High Street, Frant, TN3 9DT
- Dismissed23 October 20266010554Ivy House, Mayfield Road, Mark Cross, Rotherfield, TN6 3PJ
- Dismissed6 October 20266011082Willow Farm, Under Road, Herstmonceux, BN27 1QE
- Notice varied and upheld28 September 20263356589Land An New House Farm, Buckham Hill, Isfield, East Sussex, TN22 5XU
- Dismissed25 September 20266009517Fairfield Cottage, Cross In Hand Road, Heathfield, TN21 0SN
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®