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Allowed25 August 20213263811

The Cottage, Little Green, Mells, Frome, Somerset, BA11 3QR

Planning appeal 3263811 at The Cottage, Little Green, Mells, Frome, Somerset, BA11 3QR (Mendip District Council *) was allowed on 25 August 2021 by Inspector Webb B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the scheme on designated heritage assets, including whether it would preserve a Grade II listed building, its setting, or any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses; and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of Mells Conservation Area.

refurbishment and extension of cottage, including the replacement of failed/rotted thatched roof with new roof structure covered in tiles, and the removal and replacement of failed/rotted internal walls and first floor structure. (Removal works being retrospective.) (Description amended 13.05.20). Appeal B: APP/Q3305/Y/20/3263811 The Cottage, Little Green, Mells, Frome BA11 3QR

Authority
Mendip District Council *
Appeal type
other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Webb B
Postcode
BA11 3QR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the scheme on designated heritage assets, including whether it would preserve a Grade II listed building, its setting, or any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses; and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of Mells Conservation Area

What decided it

The proposed tiled roof, though harmful, was less harmful to the significance of the listed building and Conservation Area than the only viable thatched alternative, and this harm was outweighed by the public benefit of restoring the building to its optimum viable use.

The less than substantial harm to the significance of the listed building and the Conservation Area was outweighed by the public benefit of seeing the building refurbished and brought back into its optimum viable use, together with limited social and economic benefits.

What the Inspector cited

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