Drill Hall, Pashley Road, Ticehurst, East Sussex, TN5 7HA

Planning appeal 6004931 at Drill Hall, Pashley Road, Ticehurst, East Sussex, TN5 7HA (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 18 May 2026 by Inspector De Freitas Terceiro P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether it has been demonstrated that a commercial or community use of the site would not be viable.

the demolition of existing Drill Hall and erection of 2no. two-bed semi- detached dwellings with associated works

Authority: Rother District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: De Freitas Terceiro P
Postcode: TN5 7HA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether it has been demonstrated that a commercial or community use of the site would not be viable

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate through marketing that a commercial or community use would not be viable, combined with the significant weight to be given to the conflict with the District's economic strategy, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

The moderate benefits of delivering two dwellings and contributing to housing need were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm of conflicting with the District's economic strategy as expressed in LP Policies DCO1 and DEC3, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DEC3Policy DCO1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 128Paragraph 85Paragraph 86Paragraph 11

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