Planning appeal decision
Pidford Manor Main Road, Rookley, Ventnor, PO38 3NL
Planning appeal 3278641 at Pidford Manor Main Road, Rookley, Ventnor, PO38 3NL (Isle of Wight Council) was dismissed on 26 January 2022 by Inspector Edwards S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development and works would preserve the special architectural and historic interest of the Grade II listed building known as Pidford Manor.
proposed garden room
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Edwards S
- Postcode
- PO38 3NL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development and works would preserve the special architectural and historic interest of the Grade II listed building known as Pidford Manor
What decided it
The absence of any public benefits that would outweigh the less than substantial harm to the special architectural and historic interest of the Grade II listed building.
The less than substantial harm to the special interest of the Grade II listed building, to which considerable importance and weight was ascribed, was not outweighed by any public benefits, resulting in dismissal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2Policy DM11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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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