®Planning appeal decision
27 Cheap Street, Sherborne, DT9 3PU
Planning appeal 3273130 at 27 Cheap Street, Sherborne, DT9 3PU (Dorset) was dismissed on 6 September 2021 by Inspector Edwards S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Sherborne Conservation Area.
the remodelling of the existing shopfront reusing all the existing components except the clear glass
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Edwards S
- Postcode
- DT9 3PU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Sherborne Conservation Area
What decided it
The absence of public benefits sufficient to outweigh the less than substantial but considerable harm to the special interest of the Sherborne Conservation Area caused by the loss of the Art Deco shopfront's distinctive character.
The less than substantial but considerable harm to the Sherborne Conservation Area was weighed against the claimed public benefits of safeguarding the building's longevity and avoiding vacancy, but the benefits were found insufficient to outweigh the harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV4Policy ENV14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
- Judgments
- Dorothy Bohm and Others v SSCLG, London Borough of Camden and Jez San [2017] EWHC 3217 (Admin)
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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