®Planning appeal decision
Barn, Land north of Wild Cherry Orchard, Lewes Road, Forest Row, RH18 5JS
erection of a barn for woodland management
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Dade E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the Ashdown Forest Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), with particular regard to whether the benefits of the development in the location proposed clearly outweigh its likely impact on the special scientific interest features
- The effect of the development on the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald National Landscape
What decided it
The permanent and direct loss of Ashdown Forest SSSI habitat cannot be justified by the woodland management benefits, as the development fails to satisfy the mitigation hierarchy and the benefits do not clearly outweigh the impact on the SSSI's special scientific interest features.
Framework references: 193, 187, 189
Plan policies cited: Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013 SP01, Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013 WCS12, Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013 WCS13, Wealden Local Plan 1998 EN15, Wealden Local Plan Policy EN6, Wealden Local Plan Policies GD2, Wealden Local Plan Policies EN7
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.