®Planning appeal decision
Bohuns Byre, Church Street, Tollesbury, CM9 8QL
conversion, renovation and extension to historic barn to create 2-bedroom house
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Chamberlain G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed works and development would preserve the special interest of Bohuns Byre and its setting, a Grade II listed building
- The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity, the operation of the adjoining business and the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that a residential conversion would be the optimal viable use of the listed building meant the harm to its significance could not be justified and was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme.
The less than substantial harm to the listed building and its setting was not outweighed by the public benefits of the proposal, particularly because the optimal viable use had not been demonstrated to be residential conversion.
Framework references: 11, 187, 199, 200, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy D1, Policy D3, Policy S8, Policy H4, Policy N2
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.