®Planning appeal decision
Meadow View, Gardner Street, Herstmonceux, East Sussex, BN27 4LA
Planning appeal 3355108 at Meadow View, Gardner Street, Herstmonceux, East Sussex, BN27 4LA (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 18 July 2025 by Inspector Knight A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would result in acceptable living conditions for occupiers of the host dwelling.
conversion from annex to independent dwelling
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Knight A
- Postcode
- BN27 4LA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would result in acceptable living conditions for occupiers of the host dwelling
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the High Weald National Landscape and the Grade II listed buildings known as The Sundial Restaurant and Elm Tree House
What decided it
The harm to the living conditions of the host dwelling occupiers, resulting from inadequate amenity space and privacy concerns caused by the subdivision, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the housing supply benefits.
The benefits of housing delivery and the local housing land supply shortfall were outweighed by the significant harm to the living conditions of the host dwelling occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 12 of the Herstmonceux Neighbourhood Plan 2019Policy 13 of the Herstmonceux Neighbourhood Plan 2019Policy SPO2 of the Wealden Core Strategy 2013Policy SPO13 of the Wealden Core Strategy 2013Policy SPO14 of the Wealden Core Strategy 2013Policy 1 of the Herstmonceux Neighbourhood Plan 2019Saved Policy EN8 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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