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STATEMENT OF COMMON GROUND
APPEAL REFERENCE: DATE OF HEARING:
SITE ADDRESS AND DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT:

Wealden House
Lewes Road
Ashurst Wood
West Sussex RH19 3TB

Proposed new build development consisting of 54 units following demolition of all existing
site buildings.

APPELLANT Ashgrove Homes Ltd & GCP Developments Ltd
LPA Mid Sussex District Council
This statement addresses the following areas of common ground:
1. Description of the site (including agreed dimensions)
2. Description of the area
3. Planning history of site
4. Development plan (including relevant policies) & any draft development plan (including stage reached and
weight to be attached).
5. Relevance of any supplementary planning guidance published by LPA.
6. Others: [eg where applicable, agreed traffic (and/or other) data and circumstances]

It will be helpful also to identify matters which are the subject of specific disagreement.
Enter text of common grounds.
Please sign at the end.
1 & 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE SITE & SURROUNDING AREA

The appeal site is located on the south western side of Lewes Road (A22) on the
northern edge of the sizeable village of Ashurst Wood. Ashurst Wood is
approximately 2km to the south east of the centre of East Grinstead. The site is in a
sustainable and accessible location with access to bus routes on the A22 which link the
site to East Grinstead with its railway station with direct links to central London,
shops, community and other facilities. The site is also within walking distance of
local facilities in Ashurst Wood including village shops, primary school and
community facilities.

The site itself comprises an area of 1.5 hectares. It has a relatively narrow frontage
onto Lewes Road but opens out substantially to the south and west. Located on the
appeal site is a very substantial utilitarian building that was previously occupied by
EDF Energy. The building is partly two storey and partly three storeys. The
building is set back some 70 m from Lewes Road in the central portion of the site and
is surrounding by extensive areas of hardstanding that were previously used as car
parking.

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