Arnolds, Nursery Lane, Fairwarp, TN22 3BD

demolition of an existing outbuilding and the erection of two replacement domestic outbuildings accommodating a pool house / gym and private vehicle storage facilities (part-subterranean), together with other associated works and change of use of land to residential

Authority: Wealden District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Knight A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the High Weald National Landscape
biodiversity

What decided it

The proposed development would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape through its height, prominence, and spread of domestic development, which would conflict with the statutory duty to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the landscape and the Framework's requirement to give great weight to such conservation.

Plan policies cited: Policy EN6, Policy EN27, Policy DC19, Policy EN29, Policy SPO1, Policy SPO13, Policy WCS14, Policy EN1, Policy SP01, Policy WCS12

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