®Planning appeal decision
The Old Vineyard, Birchenwood Farm Pashley Road, Ticehurst, East Sussex, TN5 7HE
Building operations and an extension to the existing shed building to provide residential accommodation for a Gypsy and Traveller, together with the removal of the storage containers
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Chamberlain G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location with reference to the accessibility of services and facilities
- Whether the proposal would conserve the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- The effect of the proposed development on the significance of Birchenwood Cottage, a Grade II listed building, with particular reference to whether its setting would be preserved
What decided it
The significant harm to the High Weald AONB, carrying great weight, was not outweighed by the moderate weight attached to the appellant's personal circumstances and the scheme's public benefits.
The great weight given to harm to the AONB and the important weight given to less than substantial harm to the listed building's setting were not outweighed by the moderate weight afforded to the appellant's personal Gypsy and Traveller circumstances and the scheme's public benefits.
Framework references: 11, 14, 84, 195, 196, 200
Plan policies cited: Policy TR3, Policy OSS3, Policy PC1, Policy SRM1, Policy LHN6, Policy TR2, Policy RA3, Policy RA4, Policy OSS4, Policy RA2, Policy EN1, Policy DEN1, Policy DEN2, Policy R1, Policy EN2, Policy H5
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.