®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed13 May 20243334615
1 Cornfords Yard, The Granary , High Street, UCKFIELD, East Sussex, TN22 1RJ
erection of photovoltaic panels on existing roof areas to curtilage listed converted office building
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Prentis D
- Postcode
- TN22 1RJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the setting and special interest of Nos 95, 97 and 99 High Street, which together comprise a Grade II listed building, on the Granary, which is within the curtilage of that listed building, and on the character and appearance of the Uckfield Conservation Area
- the contribution that the proposal would make to providing renewable energy and reducing carbon emissions
What decided it
The public benefits of renewable energy provision do not outweigh the great weight that must be given to conserving the significance of the designated heritage assets, which would be harmed by the visual prominence of the photovoltaic panels on the roofscape.
Plan policies cited: EN19, EN27, SPO2, SPO13, EN3, SPO9
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