®Planning appeal decision
2 Rectory Farm Close, Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon, PE28 2LJ
Planning appeal 3283754 at 2 Rectory Farm Close, Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon, PE28 2LJ (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 25 August 2022 by Inspector Boniface M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the conditions are necessary to preserve a Grade II listed building, Rectory Farmhouse, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses and the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Abbots Ripton Conservation Area.
a single storey front extension
- Authority
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Boniface M
- Postcode
- PE28 2LJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the conditions are necessary to preserve a Grade II listed building, Rectory Farmhouse, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses and the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Abbots Ripton Conservation Area
What decided it
The visual incongruity of the bold red concrete roof tiles with modern profile, which are in stark contrast to the traditional pale red/buff clay tiles on the existing listed building and surrounding heritage structures, causes less than substantial but considerable harm to the listed building and conservation area with no identified public benefits to outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP2LP11LP12LP34
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 197
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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