Planning appeal decision
Whitehouse Farm, Staplefield Lane, Warninglid, Haywards Heath, RH17 5SR
Planning appeal 3284822 at Whitehouse Farm, Staplefield Lane, Warninglid, Haywards Heath, RH17 5SR (Mid Sussex District Council) was dismissed on 26 July 2022 by Inspector Cliff D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, 'Whitehouse Farm, Staplefield Road', and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest it possesses.
erection of single-storey rear extension. Appeal B: APP/D3830/W/21/3284825 Whitehouse Farm, Staplefield Lane, Staplefield RH17 5SR
- Authority
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cliff D
- Postcode
- RH17 5SR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, 'Whitehouse Farm, Staplefield Road', and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest it possesses
What decided it
The disproportionate size and appearance of the proposed extension would adversely affect the special interest of the listed building by dominating its east elevation and eroding the legibility of its historic phases, and this harm could not be justified by the private benefits claimed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP34
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202Paragraph 197
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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