®Planning appeal decision
The Old School, The Green, Mentmore, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 0QE
change of use - garage & storage to Annexe - Removal of garage doors, doors and window coverings - New windows & doors proposed
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hickey A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the significance of The Old School as a non-designated heritage asset and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Mentmore Conservation Area
- Whether the proposal would constitute the creation of a separate residential unit and if so whether this would be contrary to the spatial strategy for the area and national policy in relation to the location of new dwellings
What decided it
The harm to the significance of the Mentmore Conservation Area as a designated heritage asset arising from the visual alteration of the outbuilding from a subservient garage to an independent dwelling outweighed any public benefits of the proposal.
Plan policies cited: Policy BE1 of the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan, Policy BE2 of the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan, Policy S2 of the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.