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Notice varied and upheld17 August 20213272031

26A High Street, Biggleswade, SG18 0JL

Planning appeal 3272031 at 26A High Street, Biggleswade, SG18 0JL (Central Bedfordshire) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 17 August 2021 by Inspector Harbottle M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the replacement windows and dormer cheeks and the removal of the chimney preserve, sustain and enhance the character or appearance of the Biggleswade Conservation Area.

Replacement of single glazed timber framed windows from the first floor and dormer roof with double-glazed plastic-coated uPVC windows, replacement of timber dormer cheeks with uPVC and removal of a chimney stack

Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Other minor developments
Inspector
Harbottle M
Postcode
SG18 0JL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the replacement windows and dormer cheeks and the removal of the chimney preserve, sustain and enhance the character or appearance of the Biggleswade Conservation Area
  • The effect of the replacement windows and dormer cheeks and the removal of the chimney on the significance of 29 Market Place as a heritage asset, including its setting

What decided it

The replacement windows and dormer cheeks in uPVC materials with inappropriate glazing patterns and the removal of the chimney caused less than substantial harm to the conservation area and listed building setting with no public benefits to outweigh this harm.

The less than substantial harm to the significance of the conservation area and the setting of the listed building was not outweighed by any identified public benefits, and great weight was attached to the conservation of heritage assets.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HQ1Policy HE3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 16

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