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Dismissed5 August 20213264506

Dunford House, Dunford Hollow, West Lavington, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 0AF

Planning appeal 3264506 at Dunford House, Dunford Hollow, West Lavington, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 0AF (South Downs) was dismissed on 5 August 2021 by Inspector Chamberlain G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building known as Dunford House, including architectural or historic features and its setting.

Change of use of listed building (Use Class C2) to a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3), including demolition of modern extension and external and internal alterations

Authority
South Downs
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Chamberlain G
Postcode
GU29 0AF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building known as Dunford House, including architectural or historic features and its setting
  • The effect of the proposal on the provision of community facilities
  • The effect on the landscape and cultural heritage of the National Park

What decided it

The loss of a community facility without adequate marketing evidence to demonstrate no market demand, combined with the harm to the cultural heritage of the National Park through removal of public access to a cultural asset linked to the Cobden legacy, outweighed the architectural benefits of the proposal.

The benefits of enhancing the architectural value and setting of the listed building and improving natural beauty were outweighed by the combined harm of losing a community facility contrary to Policy SD43 and undermining the first statutory purpose of the National Park by removing public access to a cultural asset, which was a matter of great weight.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD13Policy SD12Policy SD43Policy SD4Policy SD1

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