®Planning appeal decision
Broomstick Cottage, 28 The Cotes, Soham, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5EP
proposed extension forming kitchen’. Appeal B: APP/V0510/W/21/3276778 28 Broomstick Cottage, The Cotes, Soham, CB7 5EP
- Authority
- East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Worthington E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposals would preserve a grade II listed building and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The proposals would fail to preserve the special interest of the listed building by eroding its modest vernacular form and historic legibility through the addition of a large extension that would sandwich the historic core between two competing contemporary wings, and any public benefits were insufficient to outweigh this less than substantial but considerable harm to the designated heritage asset.
The less than substantial harm to the listed building's special architectural and historic interest was weighed against the public benefits of the proposal, including securing the building's optimum viable use; the balance tipped decisively against the proposal as the building's viable residential use was already secured by previous works and the appellants' personal benefits were insufficient to outweigh the heritage harm.
Framework references: 197, 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV2, Policy ENV12
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.