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Dismissed22 July 20266006344

Dog Walking Field, Burnt Oak Road, High Hurstwood, TN22 4AE

Planning appeal 6006344 at Dog Walking Field, Burnt Oak Road, High Hurstwood, TN22 4AE (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 22 July 2026 by Inspector R Lawrence, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: effect of the proposal on highway safety.

Retrospective change of use of private estate land to a dog walking field

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
leisure-sport
Inspector
R Lawrence
Postcode
TN22 4AE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • effect of the proposal on highway safety
  • effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise

What decided it

The uncertainty surrounding whether the visibility splays necessary to make the access acceptable can be secured and maintained, particularly given that part of the land affected lies outside the applicant's ownership and control.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Saved Policy TR3 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998Spatial Planning Objective SPO12 of the Wealden Core Strategy 2013Saved Policy EN27 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998Spatial Planning Objective SPO13 of the Wealden Core Strategy 2013

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