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Dismissed16 September 20266005903

Land Near Bishop’s Lane, Salehurst/Robertsbridge, TN32 5BX

Planning appeal 6005903 at Land Near Bishop’s Lane, Salehurst/Robertsbridge, TN32 5BX (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 16 September 2026 by Inspector G Sylvester, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald National Landscape.

Creation of 41 new dwellings including 39% affordable housing, with associated landscaping, amenity space, parking and provision of public open space

Authority
Rother District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
G Sylvester
Postcode
TN32 5BX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald National Landscape

What decided it

The harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald National Landscape, which the Inspector found to carry greater than substantial weight and to substantially outweigh the development's benefits, was determinative.

The benefits of the proposed development, although attracting weight of a high order, were outweighed by the harm it would cause to the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald National Landscape and the resultant conflict with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN1 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy Adopted September 2014Policies DEN1 and DEN2 of the Rother District Council Development and Site Allocations Local Plan, Adopted December 2019Policy EN3 of the Salehurst and Robertsbridge Neighbourhood Development Plan 2016-2018Policy RA3 of the Rother Local Plan Core StrategyPolicy OSS2 of the Rother Local Plan Core StrategyPolicy DIM2 of the Rother District Council Development and Site Allocations Local PlanPolicy HO1 of the Salehurst and Robertsbridge Neighbourhood Development Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy S5Policy H07Policy H08Policy TR3Policy TR4Policy TR8Policy N4Policy N2Policy DP3

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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