Watts Folly, Wenden Road, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4HB

Planning appeal 3283859 at Watts Folly, Wenden Road, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4HB (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 15 December 2022 by Inspector Smith A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed works would preserve the Grade II listed building known as 'Watts Folly' and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.

proposed extensions and alterations to rear

Authority: Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Smith A
Postcode: CB11 4HB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed works would preserve the Grade II listed building known as 'Watts Folly' and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
The proposal's effect upon the character or appearance of the Arkesden Conservation Area

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the significance of the listed building and conservation area caused by the extension's incompatible roof forms and disruption to the building's historic plan form and legibility was not outweighed by the modest private benefits offered by the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: ENV1ENV2GEN2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 202

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