Planning appeal decision
18 Park Place West, Sunderland, SR2 8HT
Planning appeal 3289596 at 18 Park Place West, Sunderland, SR2 8HT (Sunderland City Council) was dismissed on 5 September 2022 by Inspector Gray E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the works on the character or appearance of the grade II listed building.
Removal of Welsh natural slates from front roof plane and replacement with Spanish slate; installation of plastic framed windows and French doors in rear elevation
- Authority
- Sunderland City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Gray E
- Postcode
- SR2 8HT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the works on the character or appearance of the grade II listed building
What decided it
The visual differences between Spanish and Welsh slate, and the unsympathetic nature of uPVC replacements, caused harm to the listed building's significance that could not be justified by private benefits when sympathetic materials could have been used instead.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BH1Policy BH7Policy BH8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 193Paragraph 195Paragraph 196
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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