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Dismissed3 December 20253371103

Land Adj to Granary Cottage, London Road, Forest Row, RH18 5EE

Planning appeal 3371103 at Land Adj to Granary Cottage, London Road, Forest Row, RH18 5EE (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 3 December 2025 by Inspector Goldberg V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is appropriate in the countryside having regard to the Council's spatial strategy.

1 self-build detached dwelling and associated infrastructure

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Goldberg V
Postcode
RH18 5EE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal is appropriate in the countryside having regard to the Council's spatial strategy
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the effect on the High Weald National Landscape

What decided it

The substantial harm to the High Weald National Landscape arising from the introduction of a large, elevated, visually intrusive dwelling on a prominent undeveloped plot clearly outweighed the benefits of self-build housing delivery and modest housing supply contribution.

The harm from conflict with spatial strategy (limited weight) and substantial harm to the National Landscape (great weight) clearly outweighed the significant weight given to self-build housing provision and the modest weight given to housing supply contribution, resulting in dismissal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN1Policy GD2Policy DC17Policy EN6Policy WCS14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 61Paragraph 73
Judgments
Suffolk Coastal District Council v Hopkins Homes Ltd and Richborough Estates Partnership LLP v Chesire East Borough Council [2017] UKSC 37; Hallam Land Management Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2018] EWCA Civ 1808; North Wiltshire District Council v SSE (1993) 65 P&CR 137; R (Davison) v Elmbridge BC [2019] EWHC 1409 (Admin)

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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