Windleshaw House, Beech Green Lane, Withyham, East Sussex, TN7 4DB

the demolition of the existing garage building and the construction of a four bay garage building with ancillary accommodation at first floor level

Authority: Wealden District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Naylor R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape and whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed building, Windleshaw House
whether the proposal would accord with WLP Policy DC19, with regard to the need for the annex accommodation to be physically attached to the host dwelling

What decided it

The identified heritage harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building, which would not be outweighed by the limited public benefits of the proposal, in conflict with the statutory duty to preserve the setting of the listed building and the Framework's requirement to give great weight to heritage conservation.

Framework references: 205, 212, 208, 182

Plan policies cited: WLP Policy GD2, WLP Policy EN6, WLP Policy EN27, WLP Policy DC19, WLP Policy EN1, WLP Policy DC17, WCS Policy SPO1, WCS Policy SPO2, WCS Policy SPO13, WCS Policy WCS14

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