®Planning appeal decision
101 High Street, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 1RN
Planning appeal 3365421 at 101 High Street, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 1RN (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 14 November 2025 by Inspector McCreery D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- TN22 1RN
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN27Policy SPO2Policy SPO13Policy WCS14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 207Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.