1 Bonswick Cottage, Mill Lane, Fletching, TN22 3PY

a proposed 2m wide side extension, detached 3 bay (2 open car ports) car port building, clad in black timber cladding

Authority: Wealden District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: TN22 3PY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and surrounding area with particular regard to the Low Weald Landscape Character Area (LWLCA)
the effect of the proposal on the setting of the nearby Grade II listed building, The Flying Engine

What decided it

The cumulative harm to the character and appearance of the countryside and the less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed building, with no public benefits to outweigh the conflict with the development plan and statutory heritage duties.

less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage asset, falling towards the lower end of that spectrum, weighed against no identified public benefits, resulting in dismissal

Framework references: 212, 215

Plan policies cited: GD2, EN1, DC19, EN8, EN27, SPO1, SPO13, WCS14, SP02

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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.
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