®Planning appeal decision
8-9 High Street, Crowborough, TN6 2QA
Conversion of existing building to form 2no flats and extension to building to create a block of 3no flats and associated works.
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Conde L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of Crowborough Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposed development on the Ashdown Forest Special Protection Area
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Crowborough Conservation Area was not outweighed by the modest public benefits of housing delivery, as paragraph 208 of the Framework requires great weight to be given to conservation of heritage assets.
The modest public benefits of five new dwellings and socio-economic benefits were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the designated heritage asset, to which great weight must be given under the Framework.
Framework references: 11, 208
Plan policies cited: EN19, EN27, SPO2, SPO13
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.