Planning appeal decision
Stanmer House, Stanmer Village, Stanmer Park, Brighton, BN1 9QA
Planning appeal 3304659 at Stanmer House, Stanmer Village, Stanmer Park, Brighton, BN1 9QA (South Downs) was dismissed on 10 July 2023 by Inspector Tucker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal upon the significance of Stanmer Park, including the setting of the grade 1 listed Stanmer House, the grade II registered park and garden of Stanmer Park and the Stanmer Conservation Area.
temporary provision for seven accessible car parking bays including the construction of a reinforced grass surface treatment
- Authority
- South Downs
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Tucker A
- Postcode
- BN1 9QA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal upon the significance of Stanmer Park, including the setting of the grade 1 listed Stanmer House, the grade II registered park and garden of Stanmer Park and the Stanmer Conservation Area
What decided it
The harm to the setting of a highly graded listed building and other heritage designations was not outweighed by the public benefits of providing accessible parking, particularly where alternative accessible parking arrangements could be improved through implementation of consented works.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SD1SD4SD5SD12SD13SD15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 189Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in South Downs
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2023
- Dismissed28 May 20266004671Reeves Britannia, 140 The Causeway, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU31 4LL
- Dismissed27 February 20266001142Flying Bull, London Road, Rake, Rogate, GU33 7JB
- Allowed18 December 20256000723The Sanctuary, Manor Farm Green, Twyford, Hampshire, SO21 1RA
- Allowed21 November 20253359693Ditchling Rugby Club, Land At Keymer Road , Ditchling , East Sussex, BN6 8TR
- Allowed11 November 20253366562The Black Fox Inn, Portsmouth Road, Milland, West Sussex, GU30 7JJ
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®