®Planning appeal decision
Long Acre Farm Whydown Road, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, TN39 4RB
without planning permission, the formation and laying out of a means of access (“the Access”) including the removal of a field gate and hedgerow, the construction of brick piers with timber gates, sleepers and fencing surrounding the new Access, the laying of hardcore and the associated formation of an access track (“the Track”) in the approximate position shown coloured green on the attached plan
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Naylor R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect on the function of the agricultural holding
- the effect the access and track have on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The existence of an established agricultural operation requiring functional vehicular access for livestock management and farm operations, combined with the discrete visual impact of the access and track within the rural landscape, justified granting permission subject to conditions.
Framework references: 88
Plan policies cited: Policy OSS3, Policy RA2, Policy RA3, Policy DS5, Policy OSS2, Policy OSS4, Policy EN1, Policy DEN1, Policy DEN4, Policy DIM2, Policy DHG11, Policy EN5, Policy DEN7, Policy TR4, Policy CO6, Policy DHG12
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.