Planning appeal decision
Flat 1, 19 Caroline Buildings, Pulteney Road, Bath, BA2 4JH
Planning appeal 3291723 at Flat 1, 19 Caroline Buildings, Pulteney Road, Bath, BA2 4JH (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was dismissed on 19 December 2022 by Inspector Edwards S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the works preserve the special architectural and historic interest of no 19 Caroline Buildings, a Grade II listed building.
Staircase wall at ground floor level – remove existing saturated gypsum plaster and fix 2 layers of lime lite background plaster, fix one layer of high impact breathable top coat plaster, decorate wall using minimum 3 coats of breathable paint in like for like colour. Carefully remove moulding and cupboard to be reused. Refit moulding and cupboard and paint with like for like colour (satin egg shell)
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Edwards S
- Postcode
- BA2 4JH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the works preserve the special architectural and historic interest of no 19 Caroline Buildings, a Grade II listed building.
What decided it
The use of modern cement-based plaster instead of traditional breathable lime-based plaster would cause less than substantial harm to the listed building's special interest that is not outweighed by the public benefits of addressing damp and maintaining occupation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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