®Planning appeal decision
Fishers Farm, Colliers End, WARE, SG11 1ER
the conversion of existing barn into 2 residential dwellings; demolition of modern agricultural buildings and their replacement with 4 detached and 2 semi-detached dwellings; associated garaging, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Whelan P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for housing with particular regard to its location in the Rural Area beyond the Green Belt, and whether it has good access to services and facilities
- whether the proposals would preserve the grade II listed farm buildings at Fisher's Farm and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that they possess
- the effect of the proposals on the setting of the listed farm buildings at Fisher's Farm; the grade II listed Barnacres; and the grade II listed Farmhouse
- the effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance and setting of the listed Fisher's Farm buildings and to the setting of Barnacres, together with significant harm to character and appearance, was not outweighed by the heritage and other public benefits of the scheme.
the heritage benefits (including securing the optimal viable use of the listed building) and other public benefits of the scheme did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the significance of Fisher's Farm buildings and their setting, and to the setting of Barnacres, to which considerable weight was given
Framework references: 80, 174, 126, 105, 79, 199, 200, 202, 206, 197
Plan policies cited: DPS2, GBR2, VILL2, DES4, HA1, HA7, SP8, SP9, SP4, SP13
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment [JPL, 1982, P37]
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