®Planning appeal decision
Abbotts Hall , Rowley Hill, Sturmer, CB9 7XH
Replacement of the existing conservatory with an orangery and the replacement of doors and surrounds, windows, skirting, flooring, a staircase, banisters to main staircase and the fitting of bathrooms and kitchen
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Edginton A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would preserve the Grade II listed building of Abbotts Hall, or any features of special architectural interest and/or historic character that it possesses, including its setting
What decided it
The coherence and consistency of the building's many constituent parts, including its layout and original features, is essential to its heritage significance, and the proposed works detrimental to this coherence cannot be justified by the modest benefits of restoring some lost features or enabling reoccupation.
The modest public benefits arising from replicating and installing former historic features and the building's reoccupation do not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building caused by the removal of original features, inappropriate replacements, and loss of the service area layout.
Framework references: 11, 15, 16, 194, 196, 199, 200
Plan policies cited: Policy RLP100, Policy LPP60
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.