®Planning appeal decision
The Old Baptist Chapel, 27 High Street, Sharnbrook, MK44 1PG
for internal alterations and partial relocation of headstones
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Thompson P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building (Strict Baptist Chapel) and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, including its setting
- Whether the proposal would preserve the setting of the listed building known as Wall, piers, railings, and gates of Strict Baptist Chapel
- The extent to which the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Sharnbrook Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed works would fail to preserve the special historic interest of the Grade II listed Chapel and its setting, and the setting of the Grade II listed Wall, piers, railings and gates, and would not preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Sharnbrook Conservation Area, with public benefits insufficient to outweigh the less than substantial harm identified.
Framework references: 197, 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy 41S
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.