®Planning appeal decision
Ashurst, Lickfold Road, Fernhurst, HASLEMERE, West Sussex, GU27 3JB
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
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.
Framework references: 176, 199, 202, 203
Plan policies cited: Policy SD30, Policy SD4, Policy SD5, Policy SD12, Policy SD15, Policy SD1, Policy 1 of the SDPMP, Policy 9 of the SDPMP
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.