®Planning appeal decision
Former Fire Station, Fletching Street, Mayfield, East Sussex, TN20 6TB
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy EN19, Policy EN27, Policy EN1, Policy EN15, Policy TR3, Policy TR16, Objective SPO2, Objective SPO13, Policy WCS12, Policy WCS14
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