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Allowed24 March 20263374398

Barn at South Park Farm , Priory Road , Forest Row, RH18 5HT

Planning appeal 3374398 at Barn at South Park Farm , Priory Road , Forest Row, RH18 5HT (Wealden District Council) was allowed on 24 March 2026 by Inspector Coles C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be a suitable location for housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework.

conversion of redundant detached agricultural barn with reduced footprint to three-bedroom residential unit

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Coles C
Postcode
RH18 5HT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be a suitable location for housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the High Weald National Landscape

What decided it

The proposal complies with Policy DC8 and the development plan as a whole, and the Council cannot demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply, triggering the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11d of the Framework.

The benefits of delivering an additional dwelling in the context of a housing land supply of 3.68 years outweighed any adverse impacts in terms of additional travel by private car, applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11d of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GD2Policy DC17Policy DC8Policy WCS6Policy SPO7Policy EN6Policy WCS12Strategic Objective SP01Policy EN1Policy EN15
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 110Paragraph 189Paragraph 11Paragraph 58

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