Higher House Farm, Annexe, Road From Higher Barn To The Old Cider House, Branscombe, EX12 3BH

Planning appeal 3274441 at Higher House Farm, Annexe, Road From Higher Barn To The Old Cider House, Branscombe, EX12 3BH (East Devon District Council) was dismissed on 15 September 2021 by Inspector Webb B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the works would preserve a Grade II listed building, its setting, or any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.

addition of solar panels to the roof

Authority: East Devon District Council
Appeal type: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: utilities-energy · Householder developments
Inspector: Webb B
Postcode: EX12 3BH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the works would preserve a Grade II listed building, its setting, or any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses

What decided it

The availability of a practical alternative (ground-mounted panels) that would deliver greater environmental benefits whilst avoiding heritage harm meant the roof-mounted scheme could not be justified under paragraph 200 of the Framework, and the negligible environmental benefits did not outweigh the less-than-substantial harm to the listed building.

The less-than-substantial harm to the significance of the listed building, attracting great weight, was not outweighed by the negligible environmental benefits of the scheme, as a viable alternative existed that would avoid the harm whilst delivering greater environmental benefit.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy EN9
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 200Paragraph 202

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