Broomstick Cottage, The Cotes, Soham, CB7 5EP

proposed extension forming kitchen’. Appeal B: APP/V0510/W/21/3276778 28 Broomstick Cottage, The Cotes, Soham, CB7 5EP

Authority: East Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Worthington E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposals would preserve a grade II listed building and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building, arising from the erosion of its modest scale and proportions and the visual dominance of its historic core, could not be outweighed by the limited personal benefits to the appellants.

The less than substantial harm to the designated heritage asset was weighed against the public benefits of the proposal, including securing its optimum viable use; the harm outweighed the benefits, which were found to be limited and substantively personal only.

Framework references: 197, 199, 202

Plan policies cited: Policy ENV2, Policy ENV12

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