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Dismissed16 January 20266001266

Wilsons Farm, Brays Hill, Ashburnham, East Sussex, TN33 9NZ

Planning appeal 6001266 at Wilsons Farm, Brays Hill, Ashburnham, East Sussex, TN33 9NZ (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 16 January 2026 by Inspector Knight A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the High Weald National Landscape.

erection of a new cattle housing barn

Authority
Rother District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
Knight A
Postcode
TN33 9NZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the High Weald National Landscape
  • ecology
  • drainage

What decided it

The significant and readily apparent harm to the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape from the extensive ground raising required, which would conflict with the area's natural, timeless, human-scale pastoral character and could not be outweighed by the limited benefits of the scheme.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DEN1Policy DEN2Policy DEN4Policy DEN5Policy EN1Policy EN3Policy EN5Policy EN7Policy RA2Policy RA3

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