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Dismissed9 October 20266005209

Lullings Cottage, West Hill, Ardingly, RH17 6QY

Planning appeal 6005209 at Lullings Cottage, West Hill, Ardingly, RH17 6QY (Mid Sussex) was dismissed on 9 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the loss of the Cottage, a curtilage listed building, due to its proposed demolition, is justified in terms of its effect on 'Lullings', a Grade II listed building, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.

Demolition of the existing property and replacement with a new single storey residential dwelling. ___________________________________________________________________________________

Authority
Mid Sussex
Appeal type
other · Planning listed building and conservation area
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
RH17 6QY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the loss of the Cottage, a curtilage listed building, due to its proposed demolition, is justified in terms of its effect on 'Lullings', a Grade II listed building, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses

What decided it

The loss of the curtilage listed building would substantially harm the significance of the Grade II listed building Lullings by removing a historic grouping that contributes to its setting, and this harm is not justified by clear and convincing justification or outweighed by public benefits.

the substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building's setting was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of a single dwelling with no net housing gain and modest short-term economic investment

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
DP34DP35ARD9
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy HE4Policy HE6
Judgments
Catesby Estates v Steer [2018]; Barnwell Manor Wind Energy Ltd v East Northants DC & Others [2014] EWCA Civ 137

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