®Planning appeal decision
Vicarage Cottage High Street, Laxton, Newark, NG22 0NX
Planning appeal 3271674 at Vicarage Cottage High Street, Laxton, Newark, NG22 0NX (Newark & Sherwood District Council) was dismissed on 14 July 2021 by Inspector Taylor K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the setting of St Michael's Church (Grade I Listed Building) and the Vicarage (Grade II Listed Building), the character and appearance of the host building, and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of Laxton Conservation Area.
the construction of a first floor to form a home office over an existing storage building within the curtilage of Vicarage Cottage
- Authority
- Newark & Sherwood District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Taylor K
- Postcode
- NG22 0NX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the setting of St Michael's Church (Grade I Listed Building) and the Vicarage (Grade II Listed Building), the character and appearance of the host building, and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of Laxton Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupants of 'The Old Reading Rooms', with particular reference to privacy
What decided it
The less-than-substantial harm to the setting and significance of the Grade I and Grade II listed buildings and the conservation area, to which considerable weight must be given under statutory duties, was not outweighed by the limited public benefit of providing a home office for the appellant.
The less-than-substantial harm to the heritage assets and the significant harm to neighbouring privacy were not outweighed by the limited public benefit of home working; the balance tipped decisively against the proposal
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 9Core Policy 14Policy DM9Policy DM5Policy DM6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 196Paragraph 16
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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