®Planning appeal decision
Boat House Bistro, Bewl Water, Bewlbridge Lane, Cousley Wood, Wadhurst, TN3 8JH
extensions and alterations to the Boat House Bistro, replacement of the adjacent fishing facility building and change of use to form 6 x 1 bed and 5 x 2 bed tourist units, creation of a café with terrace, with some sailing club facilities retained
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Perrins N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the High Weald National Landscape, with particular regard to (i) the dark skies of the area, (ii) noise and disturbance from a more intensive use of the building, and (iii) the scale and form of the building
What decided it
The failure to adequately demonstrate that light spill from the development could be controlled to a level that would not materially harm the dark skies of the High Weald National Landscape, a matter of considerable national significance to which great weight must be afforded.
Framework references: 182, 191, 135
Plan policies cited: Saved Policy WC14 of the Wealden Core Strategy 2013, Policy GD2 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, Policy EN1 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, Policy EN6 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, Policy EN27 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, Policy EN29 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, Policy DC7 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, Policy TM1 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998
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.