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Allowed2 July 20253357492

The Old Dairy Rye Road, Playden, Rye, TN31 7UL

Planning appeal 3357492 at The Old Dairy Rye Road, Playden, Rye, TN31 7UL (Rother District Council) was allowed on 2 July 2025 by Inspector Housden C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including on the High Weald National Landscape.

demolition of storage/stable building and removal of mobile home to allow construction of new dwelling (alternative to planning permission RR/2023/1580/P)

Authority
Rother District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Housden C
Postcode
TN31 7UL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including on the High Weald National Landscape
  • living conditions of future occupants, with specific regard to the adequacy of the proposed external amenity space

What decided it

The existence of a previous planning permission establishing the principle of a dwelling at the site constituted a fallback position of very significant weight that outweighed the conflict with out-of-date settlement boundary policies.

The conflict with out-of-date settlement boundary policies was outweighed by the fallback position of the previously approved dwelling and the proposal's compliance with character and appearance and living conditions policies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy OSS4Policy RA3Policy EN1Policy EN3Policy DEN1Policy DEN2Policy DHG7Policy OSS2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 55

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