Locksash Farm House, Locksash Lane, West Marden, West Sussex, PO18 9DZ

a two storey side extension and internal alterations

Authority: South Downs
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Holden S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development and works would preserve Locksash Farm House, a Grade II listed building, or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, and whether the scheme would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the South Downs National Park

What decided it

The proposal would fail to preserve the special historic and architectural interest of the Grade II listed building and its setting, contrary to the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and paragraph 212 of the NPPF, with insufficient public benefits to outweigh the identified less than substantial harm.

Framework references: 189, 212, 215

Plan policies cited: SD1, SD4, SD5, SD6, SD7, SD8, SD12, SD13, SD31

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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