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Dismissed20 February 20263373178

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

Planning appeal 3373178 at Land Off Westdean Avenue, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 9TU (Lewes District Council) was dismissed on 20 February 2026 by Inspector Francis L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the appeal proposal on the character of the countryside.

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP Part 2 Policy DM1LP Part 2 Policy DM12LP Part 1 Policy CP5LP Part 2 Policy DM10LP Part 1 Policy CP10LP Part 2 Policy DM27
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84

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