Planning appeal decision
Marsons Croft, Station Road, Rotherfield, East Sussex, TN6 3HU
Planning appeal 3332082 at Marsons Croft, Station Road, Rotherfield, East Sussex, TN6 3HU (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 6 August 2024 by Inspector Dyer I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- TN6 3HU
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- 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)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 208
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.
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