®Planning appeal decision
101 High Street, UCKFIELD, East Sussex, TN22 1RN
conversion of existing buildings to provide three flats and ground floor commercial unit alongside associated works
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- McCreery D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building known as '101, 103 and 103A High Street' and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
- Whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Uckfield Conservation Area
What decided it
The less than substantial but considerable harm to the special architectural and historic interest of the Grade II listed building could not be justified by the public benefits of housing delivery and bringing the property back into active use, particularly where the evidence did not demonstrate that the benefits could not be achieved without this level of heritage harm.
The benefits of housing delivery in a sustainable location and bringing the property back into active use were weighed against the less than substantial but considerable harm to the listed building's heritage significance; the harm outweighed the benefits.
Framework references: 11, 57, 207, 212, 213, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy EN27, Policy SPO2, Policy SPO13, Policy WCS14
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.