®Planning appeal decision
Milton Gate Farm, Milton Street, Polegate, BN26 5RS
change of use from agricultural land to a private polo centre including provision of polo pitch with ancillary engineering works to change levels; and wildlife pond; and temporary widening of agricultural access track without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref WD/2020/2407/MAJ, dated 3 May 2022
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- leisure-sport
- Postcode
- BN26 5RS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the South Downs National Park, and the Low Weald Landscape Character Area
What decided it
The difference in land levels between the original and appeal schemes would make little perceptible difference in long-range panoramic views or to the character of the Low Weald, and the site would remain open and enclosed by boundary planting, resulting in a neutral effect on character and appearance.
Plan policies cited: Policy EN8, Saved Policies EN27, Saved Policy DC13, SPO1, SPO13, WCS14
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