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Allowed31 December 20253366478

Snatchells Farm, Cross In Hand Road, Heathfield, TN21 0LS

Planning appeal 3366478 at Snatchells Farm, Cross In Hand Road, Heathfield, TN21 0LS (Wealden District Council) was allowed on 31 December 2025 by Inspector Rawle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the site represents an appropriate location for the proposed development.

for the construction of 24 no. residential dwellings with associated access, parking, landscaping, public amenity space and associated highways works

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Rawle S
Postcode
TN21 0LS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the site represents an appropriate location for the proposed development
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including whether or not it would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald National Landscape

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing supply engaged paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, and the substantial housing benefits and sustainable location of the proposal outweighed the moderate landscape harm and development plan conflict.

The substantial benefits of housing delivery (24 dwellings including affordable and self-build units) and economic and social benefits, weighed against moderate harm to the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape and moderate conflict with development plan policies, meant the adverse impacts would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole, tipping the balance in favour of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
GD2DC17WCS2EN6EN27WCS14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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.

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