Plans to replace Cuckfield cottage with family home revised again

If the application is approved, three-bedroom Monkton Cottage, in Ardingly Road, along with its detached garage, will be torn down and a part two-storey, part single-storey house built.

This will be the third time since late 2017 that an application has been submitted for the site.

The first was withdrawn in February 2018, while plans for a five-bedroom home were refused by the council in May 2018 on the grounds that it would be ‘unsustainable’ and would ’cause significant harm to the character of the area’.

In January 2019, similar plans were approved for a five-bedroom house on the site, set back from Ardingly Road, and not in the exact same position as Monkton Cottage.

An officer’s report at the time said: “As the site is within the built-up area and the proposal is for a one for one replacement of a residential dwelling, the principle of the development is acceptable.

“It is not considered that there would be a significant adverse impact on the amenities of neighbouring occupiers from the development.

“It is considered the development would have an acceptable impact on the character and appearance of the area.”

To view the application, log on to www.midsussex.gov.uk and search for DM/20/1168 under ‘planning’.

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