Planning appeal decision
21 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich, IP4 1AQ
Planning appeal 3269951 at 21 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich, IP4 1AQ (Ipswich Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 March 2022 by Inspector Thompson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, 19 and 21 Lower Brook Street, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
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- Authority
- Ipswich Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Thompson P
- Postcode
- IP4 1AQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, 19 and 21 Lower Brook Street, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
- The extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Central Conservation Area
What decided it
The public benefits of providing external space and secondary escape route to the flat occupants were insufficient to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the special historic interest of the Grade II listed building caused by removal of a traditional sash window and historic masonry.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 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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