®Planning appeal decision
St. Benedicts Brye Catsfield Road, Crowhurst, BATTLE, TN33 9BU
proposed detached building to be used as ancillary overspill/annexe accommodation for members of the owners of St Benedicts Byre’s family (alternative to garage building approved under extant planning permission RR/2022/1236/P)
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Lawrence E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be tantamount to the creation of a new dwelling in the countryside and if so whether it would be in a suitable location for new housing, having regard to its form, size and proximity to the host dwelling
What decided it
The proposed annexe would maintain strong physical and functional links to the host dwelling through shared access, parking and gardens, and would be sited where a building of the same size had already been approved, such that it would not constitute a new dwelling in the countryside and would respect the character of the historic farmstead.
Framework references: 78, 79, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy RA3, Policy DIM2, Policy DHG10, Policy OSS4, Policy EN1, Policy EN2, Policy DEN1, Policy DEN2, Policy DHG9
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.