Broadhurst Stables, Broadhurst Manor Road, Horsted Keynes, RH17 7BG

Retrospective application for the installation of a flue and stonework walls to property and then changes to landscaping including installation of decking to the south of the dwelling and changes to the parking

Authority: Mid Sussex
Appeal type: householder · Householder
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: RH17 7BG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether Broadhurst Stables is a non-designated heritage asset, and if so, the effect of the alterations on its significance
Whether the proposal has conserved or enhanced the High Weald National Landscape
The effect on the appeal scheme on the significance of Broadhurst Manor, a Grade II* listed building

What decided it

The alterations, when considered individually and cumulatively in the context of the approved conversion scheme, do not harm the limited retained heritage significance of Broadhurst Stables or the setting of nearby listed buildings, and conserve the National Landscape character.

Plan policies cited: Policy DP34, Policy DP12, Policy DP16, Policy DP26, Policy DPB2, Policy DPC4, Policy HK4, Policy HK9, Policy HK6

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What an account adds

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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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