®Planning appeal decision
Fincham Farm, Cat Street, Hartfield, East Sussex, TN7 4DY
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Holden S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for a residential development having regard to local and national planning policies for the location of housing with particular reference to access to services and facilities
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape (HWNL)
- Whether the proposal would preserve the setting of Fincham Farm, a Grade II listed building
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape, a protected area to which great weight must be given, combined with the unsustainable location and less than substantial harm to the listed building setting, outweighed the limited benefit of a single dwelling.
The limited benefits of providing a single dwelling would not outweigh the significant harm to the High Weald National Landscape (a matter of great weight), the unsustainable location contrary to the Council's spatial strategy, and the less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building Fincham Farm (a matter of considerable importance and weight).
Framework references: 11, 82, 83, 84, 110, 189, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy GD2, Policy DC17, Strategic Planning Objective SPO3, Strategic Planning Objective SPO7, Policies EN6, Policies EN27, Spatial Planning Objective SPO2, Policy WCS14, Policy EN1
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.