Land Off Westdean Avenue, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 9TU

change of use of former agricultural land to the provision of tourism/camping including regularisation of hard landscaping works with retrospective permission for new access, fencing and hard landscape

Authority: Lewes District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector: Francis L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the appeal proposal on the character of the countryside
whether the appeal proposal would be in an appropriate location having regard to the Council's strategy for the location of development, access to the vehicular route network and public transport

What decided it

The proposal would harm the tranquil character of the countryside through visual intrusion and tourist activity, and the site's poor accessibility via narrow unmade roads would not constitute reasonable accessibility to the primary or secondary route network as required by the development plan.

Framework references: 84

Plan policies cited: LP Part 2 Policy DM1, LP Part 2 Policy DM12, LP Part 1 Policy CP5, LP Part 2 Policy DM10, LP Part 1 Policy CP10, LP Part 2 Policy DM27

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