3 Oast Cottages, Lark Cottage, Great Maxfield, Eighteen Pounder Lane, Three Oaks, Guestling, Hastings, TN35 4NU

Planning appeal 3304344 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: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent 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 extension's subordinate scale, lightweight translucent construction, and non-visibility from public viewpoints would preserve the listed building's special architectural and historic interest without harm to its significance or setting.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: EN2EN3RA4DHG9OSS4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 199

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