Planning appeal decision
Hartwell Farm, Butcherfield Street, Hartfield, East Sussex, TN7 4JT
Planning appeal 3367264 at Hartwell Farm, Butcherfield Street, Hartfield, East Sussex, TN7 4JT (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 12 September 2025 by Inspector Gardner L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be permitted development through Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
Erection of a new agricultural storage building on agricultural land
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Gardner L
- Postcode
- TN7 4JT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be permitted development through Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
- if so, the effect of the siting of the proposed building, with particular regard to the High Weald National Landscape
What decided it
The siting of the building in a prominent, elevated location would be an intrusive form of development that fails to conserve or enhance the High Weald National Landscape, and prior approval should therefore not be granted.
What the Inspector cited
- 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.
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