®Planning appeal decision
Land to the North of, Theobalds Road, Burgess Hill, East Sussex, RH15 0SS
Planning appeal 3265944 at Land to the North of, Theobalds Road, Burgess Hill, East Sussex, RH15 0SS (Lewes District Council) was dismissed on 20 September 2021 by Inspector Webb B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site would be a suitable location for the development with regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the development would preserve the setting of a Grade II* listed building.
the erection of three detached dwellings, with garages and associated landscaping. This
- Authority
- Lewes District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Webb B
- Postcode
- RH15 0SS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site would be a suitable location for the development with regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the development would preserve the setting of a Grade II* listed building
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of occupants of Woodside with specific regard to outlook and privacy
What decided it
The development would cause less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II* listed building Theobalds by eroding its rural setting, and the limited public benefits of three dwellings were insufficient to outweigh this harm.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II* listed building, to which considerable importance and weight was attached, outweighed the limited public benefits of housing provision in an area lacking a five-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1Policy DM33Policy DM25Policy DM30
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.