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Dismissed2 April 20253359349

Saffreys, High Street, Ticehurst, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5 7HT

Planning appeal 3359349 at Saffreys, High Street, Ticehurst, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5 7HT (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 2 April 2025 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including on the wider High Weald National Landscape.

demolition of part of side extension, new access and erection of 3 dwellings

Authority
Rother District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Nicholls H
Postcode
TN5 7HT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including on the wider High Weald National Landscape
  • the biodiversity interests of the site and surrounding area

What decided it

The identified harm to the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape, combined with the engagement of footnote 7 of the Framework which disapplies the presumption in favour of sustainable development, means the housing supply shortfall cannot tip the balance in favour of the proposal.

The significant benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits were outweighed by the substantial harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area and the High Weald National Landscape, such that the proposal conflicts with the development plan and the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H5 of the Ticehurst Neighbourhood Plan (2019)Policy OSS4 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy (2014)Policy EN1 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy (2014)Policy EN3 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy (2014)Policy DEN1 of the Development and Site Allocations Local Plan (2019)Policy DEN2 of the Development and Site Allocations Local Plan (2019)Policy R5 of the Ticehurst Neighbourhood PlanPolicy EN5 of the Rother Local Plan Core StrategyPolicy DEN4 of the Development and Site Allocations Local Plan

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