®Planning appeal decision
Rotherhurst Bungalow , Cottage Hill, Rotherfield, TN6 3JJ
application for erection of garage
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Coles C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host dwelling with particular regard to scale, massing, form and design, and on the wider area with particular regard to the impacts on the High Weald National Landscape's historic routeways
What decided it
The proposal's dislocation from the main dwelling, excessive height and bulk at first floor level, and overly domestic glazing on the southern elevation make it appear incongruous and competing with the host dwelling, contrary to policies requiring ancillary outbuildings to be appropriate in size and character and subservient to the main dwelling.
Framework references: 189
Plan policies cited: Policy EN6, Policy DC19, Policy HG10, Policy EN27, Policy SPO1, Policy SPO13
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.