Kestral Farm, Land to the South of the B2096 (Cade Street), Chapel Cross, East Sussex, TN21 9DB

the relocation of an existing field shelter and the construction of a barn/field shelter and an agricultural storage barn on three concrete bases

Authority: Wealden District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: Coles C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the main barn/field shelter on the scenic beauty of the High Weald National Landscape

What decided it

The siting, scale, traditional design and materials of the main barn, combined with its positioning below the ridge line and screening by mature hedgerows, would ensure it would not result in an adverse effect on the scenic beauty of the High Weald National Landscape.

Framework references: 189

Plan policies cited: Policy DC3, Policy EN27, Policy EN6, Policy WCS 14

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