®Planning appeal decision
Harmony House , High Strteet, MAYFIELD, East Sussex, TN20 6AA
demolition of garden storage shed & outside toilet & replacement with a storage room to serve main house & erection of a 1 bedroomed cottage to serve as an annexe to Harmony House plus a courtyard garden
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Mayfield and Coggins Mill Conservation Area, including the setting of a listed building and whether a heritage asset would be demolished and, if so, is justified
- its effect on the occupiers of adjoining property to the west and north having regard to outlook, natural light, privacy, noise and disturbance, and on the occupiers of adjoining property to the east with regard to outlook and natural light
What decided it
The permanent total loss of the non-designated heritage asset through unjustified demolition, combined with the resulting harm to the listed building's setting and conservation area character, and adverse effects on neighbouring living conditions, outweighed the limited benefits of the proposal.
The substantial harm to the non-designated heritage asset, less than substantial harm to the listed building's setting and conservation area, and harm to neighbouring amenity were not outweighed by the neutral design aspects, limited climate change benefits, and private benefits to the appellant.
Plan policies cited: Saved Policy EN19, Policy SPO2, Policy WCS14, Saved Policy EN27, Saved Policy HG10, Policy SPO13
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