®Planning appeal decision
The Gables, High Street, Barley, SG8 8HY
Planning appeal 3271157 at The Gables, High Street, Barley, SG8 8HY (North Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 17 August 2021 by Inspector Eggleton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Barley Conservation Area and the setting of the Grade II Listed building known as White Posts, having particular regard to the changes proposed to plots 3 and 8.
residential development of eight dwellings, garages, parking and landscaping. New access road, car park for existing surgery, relocation of existing electricity substation and double garage and store attached to existing garage for 'Chadwick' without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 18/03349/S73 dated 15 March 2019
- Authority
- North Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Eggleton P
- Postcode
- SG8 8HY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Barley Conservation Area and the setting of the Grade II Listed building known as White Posts, having particular regard to the changes proposed to plots 3 and 8
What decided it
The harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building White Posts and the conservation area, to which great weight must be given under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, outweighs the benefits of housing provision, and paragraph 11(d) of the Framework does not apply because heritage asset policies provide a clear reason for refusal.
the benefits of housing provision and self-build housing were outweighed by the great weight required to be given to the conservation of heritage assets and the additional harm to the conservation area
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 6Policy 57Policy SP9Policy SP13Policy D1Policy HE1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 62
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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