®Planning appeal decision
Riccards Farm Hastings Road, Whatlington, Battle, TN33 0NH
the creation of 3no. holiday lets, to include the demolition and replacement of an existing barn
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Glassar S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on a) the character and appearance of the area
- b) highway safety
What decided it
The proposal would cause harm to the High Weald AONB, a nationally designated landscape with the highest status of protection, and the Council's housing land supply shortfall does not apply the tilted balance because paragraph 11(d)(i) of the Framework provides a clear reason for refusal.
the harms to the AONB and highway safety concerns outweighed the limited economic benefits and the proposal's location on previously developed land
Framework references: 11, 182
Plan policies cited: Policy OSS4, Policy RA2, Policy RA3, Policy EN1, Policy EN3, Policy EC6, Policy CO6, Policy TR3, Policy DEN1, Policy DEN2, Policy DEN7, 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.