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Water Tower, Devey Way, Goldings Estate, Waterford, Hertfordshire, SG14 2WH
Planning appeal 3262433 at Water Tower, Devey Way, Goldings Estate, Waterford, Hertfordshire, SG14 2WH (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 4 November 2021 by Inspector Sargent J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would fail to preserve the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building, fail to protect the Registered Park and Garden (Appeal B only), and cause harm to the significance of either of these designated heritage assets, and if harm would be caused, whether it would be outweighed by any public benefits.
the restoration and conversion of water tower for ancillary residential use for Goldings Estate, with the insertion of cladding and windows to the lower structure
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Sargent J
- Postcode
- SG14 2WH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would fail to preserve the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building, fail to protect the Registered Park and Garden (Appeal B only), and cause harm to the significance of either of these designated heritage assets, and if harm would be caused, whether it would be outweighed by any public benefits
- Whether it would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and, if it would, whether the harm arising from this is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances (Appeal B only)
What decided it
The cladding would cause less than substantial harm to the significance of both the listed building and Registered Park and Garden by obscuring the tower's functional character and historic context, with no public benefits to outweigh this harm, and would also be inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would erode openness without very special circumstances.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets and the harm to Green Belt openness were not outweighed by any public benefits or other considerations, resulting in dismissal of both appeals.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HA1Policy HA7Policy HA8Policy DES2Policy DES3Policy DES4Policy GBR1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 145Paragraph 146
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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