WATTLE HILL OAST, BEACON LANE, CRIPPS CORNER, TN32 5QP

a single storey and part two storey rear extension to form kitchen on ground floor and balcony to existing bedroom on first floor. Glazed flat roof panel between proposed extension and existing utility room

Authority: Rother District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: De Freitas Terceiro P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and area, having regard to the location of the site within the High Weald National Landscape

What decided it

The proposal would erode the legibility of the oast house as a historic agricultural building and harm the character and appearance of the host building and the High Weald National Landscape, contrary to the development plan policies requiring retention of historic farm building character and conservation of landscape quality.

Plan policies cited: Policy OSS4, Policy RA3, Policy RA4, Policy EN1, Policy EN3, Policy DHG9, Policy DEN1, Policy DEN2

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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