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

Planning appeal 3330488 at Ten Acres, Halland Park Farm, Eastbourne Road, Halland, East Sussex, BN8 6RB (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 7 August 2024 by Inspector Price A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not there is an essential functional need for a rural worker to live on the site.

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
Postcode: BN8 6RB

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DC2Policy SPO1Policy SPO13Policy WCS14Policy GD2Policy EN8Policy EN27Policy WCS12Policy SPO2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 186

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