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Dismissed28 March 20253349065

Land Adjoining Mill Lane, Lewes Road, Cross in Hand, TN21 0TA

Planning appeal 3349065 at Land Adjoining Mill Lane, Lewes Road, Cross in Hand, TN21 0TA (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 28 March 2025 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the Grade II* listed building, Cross-in-Hand Windmill, and the setting of the Grade II listed building, Mill House.

described on the application form as ‘full planning application for the erection of 1no. detached two bedroom single-storey property with associated access, car parking and landscaping.’

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Price A
Postcode
TN21 0TA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the Grade II* listed building, Cross-in-Hand Windmill, and the setting of the Grade II listed building, Mill House

What decided it

The proposed development would fail to preserve the settings of the Grade II* listed building Cross-in-Hand Windmill and the Grade II listed building Mill House, causing less than substantial harm to designated heritage assets that was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of providing one additional dwelling.

The limited public benefits of housing supply contribution and modest economic benefits were not sufficient to outweigh the considerable importance and weight attached to the less than substantial harm to the settings of the designated heritage assets

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
EN1 (Wealden Local Plan 1998)SPO2 (Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013)SPO13 (Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 214Paragraph 215

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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