Newlands, Dixter Lane, Northiam, RYE, TN31 6PR

‘Proposed demolition of existing dwelling. Erection of 3 No. four bed dwellings each with an integral garage’ without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref RR/2018/2282/P, dated 14 December 2018

Authority: Rother District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Shearing C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect that varying the condition would have on the character and appearance of the new dwellings, the wider area and the special qualities of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB)

What decided it

The dormer windows, by reason of their modest scale, subordinate design with pitched roofs and gable ends, and alignment with windows below, would not cause unacceptable visual harm to the character and appearance of the area or the special qualities of the AONB.

Plan policies cited: Policy OSS4, Policy EN1, Policy EN3, Policy DEN1, Policy DEN2

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