Planning appeal decision
Kestral Farm, Land to the South of the B2096 (Cade Street), Chapel Cross, East Sussex, TN21 9DB
Planning appeal 3361239 at Kestral Farm, Land to the South of the B2096 (Cade Street), Chapel Cross, East Sussex, TN21 9DB (Wealden District Council) was allowed on 9 July 2025 by Inspector Coles C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the main barn/field shelter on the scenic beauty of the High Weald National Landscape.
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
- Postcode
- TN21 9DB
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DC3Policy EN27Policy EN6Policy WCS 14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 189
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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