®Planning appeal decision
1 High Weald Cottages, Chelwood Gate Road, Chelwood Gate, TN22 3HL
Retrospective application to regularise works undertaken to residential dwelling comprising linked rear extension and garage
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- TN22 3HL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposals on the significance of 1 and 2 High Weald Cottages, which is a non-designated heritage asset
- Whether the proposals would conserve or enhance the High Weald National Landscape
What decided it
The overall massing and scale of the extensions are disproportionate to the host cottages and dominate their appearance from public viewpoints, causing moderate harm to a non-designated heritage asset of high architectural value and modest harm to the High Weald National Landscape, which cannot be justified by the limited benefits of the scheme.
The moderate harm to the significance of the non-designated heritage asset and modest harm to the National Landscape, to which great weight must be given, outweigh the very limited benefits of additional floorspace and biodiversity gain.
Plan policies cited: Policy GD2, Policy EN1, Policy EN27, Policy DC19, Objective SP02
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