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Dismissed13 August 20243335556

Oaklands Farm, Newick Lane, Heathfield, TN21 8PU

Planning appeal 3335556 at Oaklands Farm, Newick Lane, Heathfield, TN21 8PU (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 13 August 2024 by Inspector Carpenter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald National Landscape.

one new self-build dwelling

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Carpenter C
Postcode
TN21 8PU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald National Landscape
  • whether the countryside location is suitable for new residential development

What decided it

The great weight required by the Framework to conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald National Landscape, combined with the unsuitability of the countryside location for residential development, outweighed the modest housing and economic benefits of the proposal.

the modest benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision were insufficient to outweigh the great weight required to conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald National Landscape and the harm from the unsuitable countryside location

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SPO1 of the Wealden District Core Strategy Local Plan 2013saved Policy EN6 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998saved WLP Policies GD2 and DC17WCS Policy SPO7saved WLP Policy EN1WCS Policy WCS14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 182Paragraph 84Paragraph 11

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