Planning appeal decision
Leeds Meade Leeds Lane, Five Ashes, Mayfield, TN20 6JX
Planning appeal 3350082 at Leeds Meade Leeds Lane, Five Ashes, Mayfield, TN20 6JX (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 2 May 2025 by Inspector James A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the replacement windows would preserve a Grade II listed building, known as 'Leeds Meade' and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
Replacement windows and repairs to the bay/oriel structures on a Grade II listed building
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- James A
- Postcode
- TN20 6JX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the replacement windows would preserve a Grade II listed building, known as 'Leeds Meade' and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The existing windows make a positive contribution to the special interest of the listed building, and the proposed replacement double glazing would harm that significance without sufficient public benefits to justify the harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SPO2 of the Wealden District Core Strategy Local Plan February 2013
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 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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