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Dismissed12 May 20253350683

Hunters Barn, Nutley East, Nutley, East Sussex, TN22 3LS

Planning appeal 3350683 at Hunters Barn, Nutley East, Nutley, East Sussex, TN22 3LS (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 12 May 2025 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development is suitable for the site having regard to local and national policies for the location of housing.

demolish the stables and convert redundant cattle shed into residential use with ancillary use of an adjacent pole barn, and biodiversity enhancements

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Glassar S
Postcode
TN22 3LS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development is suitable for the site having regard to local and national policies for the location of housing
  • Whether the proposed development accords with character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the High Weald National Landscape
  • The effect of the proposed development on the Ashdown Forest Special Protection Area

What decided it

The proposal would result in unjustified proliferation of housing in the countryside and cause harm to landscape and scenic beauty in the High Weald National Landscape, which provides a strong reason for refusal under paragraph 11(d)(i) of the Framework.

The housing supply and economic benefits were outweighed by the unjustified proliferation of housing in the countryside and harm to landscape and scenic beauty in the High Weald National Landscape, triggering the exception in paragraph 11(d)(i) of the Framework which required refusal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GD2Policy DC17Policy DC8Policy EN1Policy EN6Policy WCS6Policy WCS12Policy WCS14Strategic Planning Objective SPO1Strategic Planning Objective SPO7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 125Paragraph 89Paragraph 11

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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