®Planning appeal decision
Selmeston Service Station, Lewes Road, Selmeston, POLEGATE, BN26 6UE
without planning permission, the erection of an illuminated canopy with supporting metal pillars (“the Canopy”) over the garage forecourt
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- retail · Major retail and services
- Inspector
- Steen A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the canopy on the intrinsic character and beauty of the landscape, including the setting of the South Downs National Park
- whether the canopy preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Selmeston Conservation Area, whether it affects the setting of the listed buildings at Forge Cottage, Corner Cottage, Flint House and the War Memorial and whether it affects the setting of the non-designated heritage asset at The Barley Mow Public House
What decided it
the harm to the setting of the South Downs National Park and to the significance of the conservation area, listed buildings and non-designated heritage asset outweighed the public benefits of the canopy
the public benefits of the canopy (forecourt safety and business viability), though attracting considerable weight, did not outweigh the less-than-substantial harm to heritage assets and the harm to the landscape setting of the South Downs National Park
Framework references: 11, 93, 199, 201, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy SPO1, Policy WCS14, Policy EN8, Policy EN27, Policy EN29, Policy SPO2, Policy EN19, Policy GD2, Policy BS9, Policy EN9
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