Planning appeal decision
Chimney Cottage The Platt, Amersham, HP7 0HX
Planning appeal 3291992 at Chimney Cottage The Platt, Amersham, HP7 0HX (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 9 January 2023 by Inspector Dowling J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the listed building, Chimney Cottage, and its setting.
demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of single storey side extension
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Dowling J
- Postcode
- HP7 0HX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the listed building, Chimney Cottage, and its setting
- The effect on the character and appearance of the Old Amersham Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed extension would lack subservience and detract from the listed building and its setting, and the limited functional benefits would be insufficient to outweigh the less than substantial harm to its significance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- GC1LB1LB2CA1CA2
- 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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