The Stables, Coombe Farm, Coombe Lane, WADHURST, East Sussex, TN5 6NU

erection of two A frame glamping cabins

Authority: Wealden District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Wallace J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development with respect to the locational policies of the development plan including the need to travel by private car
whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the natural and scenic beauty of the High Weald National Landscape with particular regard to the dark skies and tranquillity
the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the Ashdown Forest SAC and SPA

What decided it

The proposal's compliance with development plan policies supporting sustainable rural tourism, combined with its limited scale and careful design that would preserve the natural beauty and dark skies of the High Weald National Landscape, outweighed the minor conflict arising from necessary private car access.

Framework references: 189, 57

Plan policies cited: LP Saved Policy TM1, LP Saved Policy GD2, WNP Policy WAD1, WNP Policy WAD10, LP Saved Policy EN6, LP Saved Policy EN27, LP Saved Policy EN29, WNP Policy WAD3

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