®Planning appeal decision
18 High Street, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 3AW
Planning appeal 3346017 at 18 High Street, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 3AW (Mid Sussex District Council) was dismissed on 4 November 2024 by Inspector Reid J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the East Grinstead Conservation Area.
2no Entrance doors to access the retail units
- Authority
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Reid J
- Postcode
- RH19 3AW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the East Grinstead Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed doors would unacceptably erode important stallriser features and create a cluttered, discordant shopfront composition that would harm the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, with insufficient public benefits to outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP26Policy DP34Policy DP35Policy EG3Policy EG4
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.