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Dismissed24 April 20243330956

The Old Vineyard, Birchenwood Farm Pashley Road, Ticehurst, East Sussex, TN5 7HE

Planning appeal 3330956 at The Old Vineyard, Birchenwood Farm Pashley Road, Ticehurst, East Sussex, TN5 7HE (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 24 April 2024 by Inspector Chamberlain G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location with reference to the accessibility of services and facilities.

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
Postcode
TN5 7HE

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy TR3Policy OSS3Policy PC1Policy SRM1Policy LHN6Policy TR2Policy RA3Policy RA4Policy OSS4Policy RA2Policy EN1Policy DEN1Policy DEN2Policy R1Policy EN2Policy H5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 84Paragraph 195Paragraph 196Paragraph 200

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.

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