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Dismissed15 September 20253364393

Ten Acres Fishery, Halland Park, Eastbourne Road, East Sussex, BN8 6RB

Planning appeal 3364393 at Ten Acres Fishery, Halland Park, Eastbourne Road, East Sussex, BN8 6RB (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 15 September 2025 by Inspector Smith J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of a temporary mobile home for rural workers to support and manage the Ten Ponds fishery business with associated works including erection of retaining wall

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Smith J
Postcode
BN8 6RB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether there is an essential need for a rural worker to live on the site
  • whether the statutory requirement for biodiversity net gain is capable of being successfully discharged

What decided it

The combination of harm to the character and appearance of the area and the failure to demonstrate an essential functional and financial need for a rural worker's dwelling outweighed the limited benefits, even under the tilted balance.

The harm to character and appearance and the inadequately justified rural worker's dwelling carried significant weight, which significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits from rural economic activity, biodiversity and housing land supply, even applying the tilted balance in paragraph 11d of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Spatial Planning Objective SPO1Policy EN8Spatial Planning Objective SPO13WLP Policy EN27Policy DC2WLP Policy GD2WLP Policy DC17Core Strategy WCS12WLP Policy EN1Policy 5 of the East Hoathly with Halland Neighbourhood Plan (EHHNP)Policy 8 of the EHHNPSPO6Policy WCS14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135Paragraph 84Paragraph 88Paragraph 89Paragraph 11

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