Planning appeal decision
3 Oast Cottages, Lark Cottage, Great Maxfield, Eighteen Pounder Lane, Three Oaks, Guestling, Hastings, TN35 4NU
Planning appeal 3304343 at 3 Oast Cottages, Lark Cottage, Great Maxfield, Eighteen Pounder Lane, Three Oaks, Guestling, Hastings, TN35 4NU (Rother District Council) was allowed on 13 June 2023 by Inspector Holden S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed works and development would preserve 1, 2 and 3 Oast Cottages and The Oast House, a Grade II listed building or any feature of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
a single storey rear extension and addition of safety guard rail in rear garden
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Holden S
- Postcode
- TN35 4NU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed works and development would preserve 1, 2 and 3 Oast Cottages and The Oast House, a Grade II listed building or any feature of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
- The effects of the extension on the living conditions of the occupant of No 2
What decided it
The proposal would preserve the special architectural and historic interest of the Grade II listed building through its subordinate scale, lightweight translucent design, and retention of the building's original agricultural typology, while avoiding harm to the significance of the heritage asset.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
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- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199
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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