Marsons Croft, Station Road, Rotherfield, East Sussex, TN6 3HU

single storey rear extension to replace 1930’s extension

Authority: Wealden District Council
Appeal type: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Dyer I

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building known as Marston's Croft and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses

What decided it

The proposal would result in less than substantial but considerable harm to the special interest of the listed building through loss of historic fabric, weakening of the catslide roof form's legibility, and alteration of historic room layouts, with no sufficient public benefits to outweigh this harm.

Framework references: 205, 206, 208

Plan policies cited: Policy EN27 of the Wealden Local Plan (1998), Spatial Planning Objectives SPO2 and SPO13 of the adopted Wealden District Local Plan (2013), Chapter 12 of the Wealden Design Guide SPD (2008)

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