Caravan park for retirees on outskirts of Bexhill refused permission by inspector

In a decision notice published on Tuesday (April 4), a planning inspector has dismissed an appeal on proposals to site 51 static caravans on greenfield land to the south west of Ninfield Road.

The caravans, which were to have been exclusively for those over the age of 55, would have been an expansion of the Chestnut Meadows Camping and Caravan Site. Unlike the existing site, the caravans were proposed for use as full-time residences.

However, Rother District Council refused the scheme in February last year, primarily due to concerns around its location, which officers concluded was both a ‘valuable countryside gap’ and a ‘unsustainable’ location for development.