Planning appeal decision
St Michael’s Church, Wincle, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 0QH
Planning appeal 3286424 at St Michael’s Church, Wincle, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 0QH (Peak District) was dismissed on 26 May 2022 by Inspector Worthington E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed works on the significance of the Grade II listed buildings, Church of St Michael and Wincle Church of England aided primary school and attached schoolmasters house.
described as ‘installation of steps in Wincle School yard adjacent to the wall between the school and the church. These will enable staff and pupils to cross the wall and join a reinforced grass path leading to the church door. There will be no alteration, extension or demolishing of any part of the listed buildings and the wall will be bridged.’
- Authority
- Peak District
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Worthington E
- Postcode
- SK11 0QH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed works on the significance of the Grade II listed buildings, Church of St Michael and Wincle Church of England aided primary school and attached schoolmasters house.
What decided it
The considerable harm to the significance of the two listed buildings caused by the introduction of an unduly modern and clumsy intervention that would appear as an unsympathetic and alien feature, which was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of improved pedestrian safety.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 176Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202Paragraph 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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