®Planning appeal decision
Whatlington Road - Land on West Side of Whatlington , Battle , TN33 0NA
Planning appeal 3361338 at Whatlington Road - Land on West Side of Whatlington , Battle , TN33 0NA (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 2 July 2025 by Inspector Housden C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location, land use and amount of the proposed development is acceptable, having regard to the location of the development outside a defined settlement boundary.
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- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Housden C
- Postcode
- TN33 0NA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location, land use and amount of the proposed development is acceptable, having regard to the location of the development outside a defined settlement boundary
- accessibility to services and facilities for future occupants
- effect on the character and appearance of the area, including whether it would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald National Landscape
What decided it
The significant harm to the High Weald National Landscape, which neither conserves nor enhances its landscape and scenic beauty, constituted a strong reason for refusal under paragraph 11(d)(i) of the Framework that outweighed the moderate benefits of housing supply and economic activity.
The significant harm to the High Weald National Landscape and conflict with spatial strategy policies (given limited weight due to housing land supply shortfall) were outweighed by the moderate benefits of housing delivery and construction-phase economic benefits, but the great weight required by the Framework for National Landscape conservation tipped the balance decisively against the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy OSS3Policy RA2Policy RA3Policy DEN1Policy DEN2Policy EN1Policy OSS4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 61Paragraph 110Paragraph 135Paragraph 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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