®Planning appeal decision
St. Mary The Virgin C Of E Church, Elsworthy Road, London, NW3 3DJ
Planning appeal 3259869 at St. Mary The Virgin C Of E Church, Elsworthy Road, London, NW3 3DJ (London Borough of Camden) was allowed on 22 December 2021 by Inspector Dowsett J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the Church of St Mary the Virgin, a Grade II Listed Building, and on the character and appearance of the Elsworthy Conservation Area.
Reversible installation of photovoltaic technology mounted on the southern slope of the nave roof of St Mary the Virgin Church (58 panels in two rows)
- Authority
- London Borough of Camden
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Dowsett J
- Postcode
- NW3 3DJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the Church of St Mary the Virgin, a Grade II Listed Building, and on the character and appearance of the Elsworthy Conservation Area
What decided it
The public benefits of renewable energy generation and CO2 emissions reduction from the 58-panel scheme justified the less-than-substantial harm to the heritage assets.
The less-than-substantial harm to the listed building and conservation area was outweighed by the substantive environmental benefits of renewable energy generation and the reduction in CO2 emissions
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D2Policy CC1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202Paragraph 197
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment [JPL, 1982, P37]
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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