®Planning appeal decision
The Old House Birch Grove, Horsted Keynes, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH17 7BT
construction of a single-storey Garden Room extension, and construction of a replacement link extension. Internal alterations to the ground floor layout, including the insertion of new partition walls and formation of new window and door openings, and new internal door openings. Replacement of existing windows within the two-storey portion of the house
- Authority
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Holden S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed works and development would preserve the Grade II listed building or any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses and whether the scheme would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Birch Grove Conservation Area.
What decided it
The cumulative effect of the proposed works would cause less than substantial harm to the listed building's special architectural and historic interest, which could not be justified by the limited public benefits of thermal efficiency improvements to a single dwelling.
Framework references: 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy DP35, Policy DP34, Policy DP26, Policy DP16
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