Planning appeal decision
Hunningham Hill Farm, Fosse Way, Hunningham, Leamington Spa, CV33 9EQ
Planning appeal 3292818 at Hunningham Hill Farm, Fosse Way, Hunningham, Leamington Spa, CV33 9EQ (Warwick District Council) was dismissed on 14 March 2023 by Inspector Boniface M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve the curtilage listed barn and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
an 18-panel solar pv system to rear/south-west roof slope of barn
- Authority
- Warwick District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Boniface M
- Postcode
- CV33 9EQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve the curtilage listed barn and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
- Whether the proposal would preserve the setting of Hunningham Hill Farmhouse, a Grade II listed building, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The harm to the special architectural and historic interest of the curtilage listed barn and the listed farmhouse, though less than substantial, was of considerable importance and weight and could not be outweighed by the public benefit of renewable energy generation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- HE1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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