May House Wittersham Road, Iden, RYE, TN31 7XB

adapting and extending an existing two storey dwelling with the construction of a new detached double garage and detached pool house without complying with condition 2 on planning permission (ref. RR/2020/2459/P) dated 4 May 2021

Authority: Rother District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Thomas M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed larger building, when considered cumulatively with the other development, on the character and appearance of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and on the main dwelling and host building

What decided it

The proposed building would continue to read as a subordinate ancillary outbuilding that, when considered cumulatively with other development on the site, would not unduly harm the character and appearance of the AONB or the rural setting of the main dwelling.

Plan policies cited: OSS4, EN1, EN2, EN3, DHG9, DEN2

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