Wealden District Council Planning Appeals
Planning Appeal Experience
I loved handling planning appeals during my 21 years in Local Government. It is a true test of your understanding of both what local and national policy requires of development. It rewards the quality of the case you present with Inspectors determining appeals based on the evidence presented to them not the number of pages your appeal statement is. Appeals are definitely quality over quantity.
I understand that I don't have a list of testimonials from private clients as a new start-up and you may be nervous engaging me, but let me assure you with over 150 appeals as a Local Government officer under my belt I can shape a case to best present your case (gamekeeper turned poacher). See my previous Head of Service give an honest view on my appeal prowess on Linked In
I can't show all the appeals I have dealt with and the nature of the issues raised in each......but to help I've set out a summary of the appeals I received decisions for in the last 6 months (well the 3 days a week I did during that time) at Wealden before I left in November 2024.
You can use the links to download the appeal decisions should you wish to understand the Inspector's reasoning.
You will see 100% were dismissed, this simply means that the case I presented was sufficient to convince the Inspector the appeal should be dismissed, it does not mean I couldn't have made a case for approval.......in fact one was a member overturn I had recommended for approval originally.
So please consider me for your planning appeal and if you want a little more information see our planning appeal page.
An appeal for a Gyspsy and Traveller site.
Unmet need for pitches
Sustainability of Location
Surface Water Flooding
In 2016 I defended an Informal Hearing on the field next to this site following a member overturn against my positive recommendation.
An appeal for a new dwelling.
Floodrisk
Highway Safety
Impact to designated heritage assets.
Impact on character of the area
A convincing win on all grounds.
An appeal for 3 dwellings in the High Weald AONL.
Impact to the High Weald AONL
I had already won a previous appeal for 12 units on the same site. This resubmission failed to address those reasons and resulted in a further successfully defended appeal.
An appeal for a single dwelling
Sustainability of location.
This case is a strong example of how you frame a case. The site had previously had a permission for a dwelling that lapsed. The Head of Service posted it on Linked in if you are interested.
An appeal for a 5 storey flat block in a town centre
Impact on character of area
Lack of Affordable Housing Provision
Well resourced appeal by Appellant that took a high level of experience to prepare a robust appeal statement. Head of Service highlighted it on Linked In if you are interested.
An appeal for redevelop of a business site to four houses
Residential Amenity
Impact on character of the area
I had recommended approval for this but it was overturned at Committee. Defending the appeal shows how framing the case is key to success.
An appeal for a single dwelling
Impact to character of area
Amenity of future occupiers
Impact to trees
This site was a small awkward plot with tree constraints. A bespoke dwelling to try to address these matters but sometimes there isn't a plot.
An appeal for a two dwellings
Sustainability of location
This site was a small awkward plot with tree constraints. A bespoke dwelling to try to address these matters but sometimes there isn't a plot.
An appeal for a seasonal worker dwelling
Need for AOC dwelling
Sustainability of location
Habitat Impacts
Impacts to High Weald AONL
This appeal was determined through an Informal Hearing. This is an example of a site where professional input could have secured a consent potentially through an alternative scheme
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