®Planning appeal decision
Charles Street (nos 39-43) & Norfolk Street (nos 186-194), Sheffield, S1 2JH
demolition of existing buildings in a conservation area and the construction of a 10-storey Grade A office building (Class E) including basement with ground floor flexible retail and/or other Class E uses
- Authority
- Sheffield City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Clowes M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at Berona House, St Paul's Chambers and the Prudential Assurance Building with particular regard to levels of daylight and sunlight, and the effect on outlook
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the City Centre Conservation Area, having particular regard to the effect on the significance of non-designated heritage assets at Berona House and St Paul's Chambers and the effect on the setting of the Grade II listed Prudential Assurance Building
What decided it
The considerable importance and weight attaching to the harm caused to the character and appearance of the conservation area and the significance of non-designated heritage assets outweighed the limited public benefits of the scheme.
The heritage harm to the conservation area and non-designated heritage assets, to which considerable importance and weight attached, outweighed the public benefits of Grade A office space provision, carbon neutral design and job creation, to which limited weight was attributed.
Framework references: 11, 119, 124, 130, 197, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy S10 of the Sheffield Unitary Development Plan 1998, Policy BE5 of the Sheffield Unitary Development Plan 1998, Policy BE15 of the Sheffield Unitary Development Plan 1998, Policy BE16 of the Sheffield Unitary Development Plan 1998, Policy CS74 of the Sheffield Development Framework Core Strategy (2009)
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.