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Dismissed9 September 20243332233

Riccards Farm Hastings Road, Whatlington, Battle, TN33 0NH

Planning appeal 3332233 at Riccards Farm Hastings Road, Whatlington, Battle, TN33 0NH (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 9 September 2024 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on a) the character and appearance of the area.

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
Postcode
TN33 0NH

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy OSS4Policy RA2Policy RA3Policy EN1Policy EN3Policy EC6Policy CO6Policy TR3Policy DEN1Policy DEN2Policy DEN7Policy DHG12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 182

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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