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Dismissed18 March 20253351014

Southside, High Street, Burwash, Etchingham, TN19 7ES

Planning appeal 3351014 at Southside, High Street, Burwash, Etchingham, TN19 7ES (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 18 March 2025 by Inspector Redford R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building known as '1 and 2 South Side' and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.

a proposed single storey rear extension

Authority
Rother District Council
Appeal type
householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Redford R
Postcode
TN19 7ES

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building known as '1 and 2 South Side' and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
  • the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Burwash Conservation Area bearing in mind the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving the setting as it relates to the special interest of the adjacent Grade II listed buildings known as 'Chaunt House' and 'Pope's Cottage Sadlers (Antiques)'
  • conserve or enhance the High Weald National Landscape

What decided it

The proposal would fail to preserve the special interest of the listed building and the setting of adjacent listed buildings by removing legible evidence of the original two-cottage form from the rear elevation, constituting unacceptable loss of historic fabric that cannot be outweighed by private benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Rother Core Strategy Policy EN2Rother Core Strategy Policy RA1Rother Core Strategy Policy EN3Rother Core Strategy Policy OSS4(iii)Development and Site Allocation Plan Policy DHG9Development and Site Allocation Plan Policy DEN1Development and Site Allocation Plan Policy DEN2Burwash Neighbourhood Plan Policy GP02Burwash Neighbourhood Plan Policy GP03Burwash Neighbourhood Plan Policy GP04Burwash Neighbourhood Plan Policy GPO1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 212Paragraph 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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