®Planning appeal decision
The Cottage Station Road, ROBERTSBRIDGE, TN32 5DB
alterations to a two storey outbuilding and garage to create a one bedroom house
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- James A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed boundary treatment would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Robertsbridge and Northbridge Street Conservation Area
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants of the proposed dwelling and occupants of The Cottage, with particular regard to outdoor amenity space
What decided it
The less than substantial but considerable harm to the conservation area's significance, combined with highway safety concerns and inadequate outdoor amenity space, could not be outweighed by the moderate public benefits of housing delivery, and the conservation area's protected status provided a clear reason for refusal under the Framework's tilted balance.
the less than substantial harm to the conservation area's significance and the public benefits of housing delivery were weighed, but the harm was not outweighed by the benefits; additionally, highway safety and living conditions concerns independently justified refusal
Framework references: 199, 202, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy EN2, Policy RA1, Policy DHG9, Policy TR3, Policy TR4, Policy DHG7
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE (1982)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.