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Dismissed18 August 20213270640

Ashurst, Lickfold Road, Fernhurst, Haslemere, West Sussex, GU27 3JB

Planning appeal 3270640 at Ashurst, Lickfold Road, Fernhurst, Haslemere, West Sussex, GU27 3JB (South Downs) was dismissed on 18 August 2021 by Inspector Leonard S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular reference to the impact on the non-designated heritage asset of the existing building, the designated heritage asset of the Fernhurst Conservation Area, and the cultural heritage of the South Downs National Park.

the demolition of the existing detached two-storey dwelling house and its replacement with a new detached two-storey dwelling house, the reinstatement of the missing walled garden, together with associated parking and landscaping

Authority
South Downs
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Leonard S
Postcode
GU27 3JB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular reference to the impact on the non-designated heritage asset of the existing building, the designated heritage asset of the Fernhurst Conservation Area, and the cultural heritage of the South Downs National Park

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the Fernhurst Conservation Area and loss of the non-designated heritage asset of the existing dwelling was not outweighed by the public benefits, particularly given the availability of a fallback extension scheme that could achieve similar design benefits with less harm.

The less than substantial harm to the conservation area and the non-designated heritage asset, together with only modest public benefits (partial walled garden restoration and limited energy/economic/social gains), was found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh those benefits, so that environmental harm outweighed the economic and social benefits and the appeal was dismissed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD30Policy SD4Policy SD5Policy SD12Policy SD15Policy SD1Policy 1 of the SDPMPPolicy 9 of the SDPMP
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 176Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 203

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