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Dismissed23 February 20233291760

Former Fire Station, Fletching Street, Mayfield, East Sussex, TN20 6TB

Planning appeal 3291760 at Former Fire Station, Fletching Street, Mayfield, East Sussex, TN20 6TB (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 23 February 2023 by Inspector Guest H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and whether it would preserve or enhance the Mayfield and Coggins Mill Conservation Area.

demolition of the existing fire station building and redevelopment to construct one detached three-bedroom dwellinghouse and 2 no. semi- detached two-bedroom dwellinghouses with off-street parking spaces

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Guest H
Postcode
TN20 6TB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and whether it would preserve or enhance the Mayfield and Coggins Mill Conservation Area
  • European protected species
  • Highway safety

What decided it

The harm to the significance of the Mayfield and Coggins Mill Conservation Area, which is not outweighed by the moderate contribution to housing supply, combined with the failure to demonstrate protection of European protected species and the unacceptable impact on highway safety.

The moderate contribution of 3 dwellings to housing supply, even accounting for environmental benefits from accessibility and energy efficiency, does not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the conservation area when paragraph 199 of the Framework requires great weight to be given to conservation of heritage assets.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN19Policy EN27Policy EN1Policy EN15Policy TR3Policy TR16Objective SPO2Objective SPO13Policy WCS12Policy WCS14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 199Paragraph 202

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