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The Armoury at Oasthouse Cottage, Gun Hill, Chiddingly, East Sussex, TN21 0JU
Planning appeal 3265024 at The Armoury at Oasthouse Cottage, Gun Hill, Chiddingly, East Sussex, TN21 0JU (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 7 October 2021 by Inspector Steen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the dwelling is in a suitable location in respect of its relationship to nearby settlements.
without planning permission, change of use of the building shown coloured red on the attached plan ('the Armoury') from use a granny annexe to use as a separate dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Steen A
- Postcode
- TN21 0JU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the dwelling is in a suitable location in respect of its relationship to nearby settlements
- the effect of the dwelling on the intrinsic character and beauty of the landscape
- whether the use of the Armoury as a separate dwelling affects the setting of the listed buildings at Gun Cottage, Farthing Cottage and Gatehouse Farmhouse
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the setting of listed buildings, combined with the isolated location and landscape harm, provided a clear reason for refusal under paragraph 11d)1 of the Framework that outweighed the minimal public benefit of one additional dwelling.
the minimal public benefit of adding a single dwelling to housing supply was outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the setting of listed buildings and the conflicts with development plan policies on isolated dwellings and landscape protection
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GD2Policy SPO1Policy SPO13Policy EN8Policy EN27Policy DC8Policy DC17Policy DC19Policy WCS14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 194Paragraph 195Paragraph 196Paragraph 197Paragraph 198Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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