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Broomstick Cottage, 28 The Cotes, Soham, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5EP
Planning appeal 3268241 at Broomstick Cottage, 28 The Cotes, Soham, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5EP (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 29 December 2021 by Inspector Worthington E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposals would preserve a grade II listed building and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
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
- Postcode
- CB7 5EP
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV2Policy ENV12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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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