®Planning appeal decision
Higher House Farm, Annexe, Road From Higher Barn To The Old Cider House, Branscombe, EX12 3BH
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
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.
Framework references: 200, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy EN9
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