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Dismissed8 October 20243336763

Perryhill Nursery, Perryhill Lane, Hartfield , East Sussex, TN7 4JP

Planning appeal 3336763 at Perryhill Nursery, Perryhill Lane, Hartfield , East Sussex, TN7 4JP (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 8 October 2024 by Inspector Holden S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Effects of the change of use on the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape.

a change of use of redundant steel portal frame building from previous use in connection with garden centre and plant nursery to B8 use

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Holden S
Postcode
TN7 4JP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Effects of the change of use on the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape
  • Effects of the change of use on the living conditions of adjoining occupiers in Perryhill Lane

What decided it

The proposal would harm the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape and the living conditions of adjoining occupiers, and these harms were not outweighed by the limited economic benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DC7Policy EN6Policy BS14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 85

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