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Dismissed20 December 20243343754

Barn, Land North of Wild Cherry Orchard, Lewes Road, Forest Row, RH18 5JS

Planning appeal 3343754 at Barn, Land North of Wild Cherry Orchard, Lewes Road, Forest Row, RH18 5JS (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 20 December 2024 by Inspector Dade E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode
RH18 5JS

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013 SP01Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013 WCS12Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013 WCS13Wealden Local Plan 1998 EN15Wealden Local Plan Policy EN6Wealden Local Plan Policies GD2Wealden Local Plan Policies EN7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 193Paragraph 187Paragraph 189

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