Planning appeal decision
Corner Cottage Crouch Lane, Winkfield, Windsor, SL4 4RZ
Planning appeal 3292932 at Corner Cottage Crouch Lane, Winkfield, Windsor, SL4 4RZ (Bracknell Forest Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 March 2023 by Inspector O'Doherty A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the setting and significance of the Grade II listed building, the Old Dairy Farmhouse.
described on the application form as, “TAKE DOWN. (new, footings dig,). to be new rules, as bricks, wood,. is rotten, cant save it, had. 3 builders who have said. nothing to save, no footings and new Doors. as old plank ‘doors are rotten and broke. Build to plan. thats passed and. new slate roof on barn / boxes new peg + lest what we save
- Authority
- Bracknell Forest Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
- Postcode
- SL4 4RZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the setting and significance of the Grade II listed building, the Old Dairy Farmhouse
What decided it
The harm to the setting and significance of the Grade II listed building caused by demolition of the 300-year-old barn outweighs the moderate public benefits of the proposal when great weight is given to heritage conservation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS1CS7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199
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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