Ten Acres, Halland Park Farm, Eastbourne Road, Halland, East Sussex, BN8 6RB

described on the application form as the erection of a mobile home for rural workers to support and manage the Ten Ponds fishery business

Authority: Wealden District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Price A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether or not there is an essential functional need for a rural worker to live on the site
whether the proposed development would preserve the settings of nearby listed buildings
the effect of the proposed development on protected species

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate an essential functional need for a rural worker's dwelling and failed to provide sufficient evidence to rule out harm to protected great crested newts.

the limited economic and environmental benefits identified did not outweigh the conflicts with development plan policies on essential need, design and protected species

Framework references: 186

Plan policies cited: Policy DC2, Policy SPO1, Policy SPO13, Policy WCS14, Policy GD2, Policy EN8, Policy EN27, Policy WCS12, Policy SPO2

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