Planning appeal decision
Bush Hall Farm, The Maltings, Threshers Bush, Harlow, Essex, CM17 0NS
Planning appeal 3296775 at Bush Hall Farm, The Maltings, Threshers Bush, Harlow, Essex, CM17 0NS (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 15 February 2023 by Inspector Sabu R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, Bush Hall Farm Malthouse, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
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- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Sabu R
- Postcode
- CM17 0NS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, Bush Hall Farm Malthouse, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The proposal would fail to preserve the special interest of the Grade II listed building through its introduction of incongruous design elements that would erode its historic industrial character, with no public benefits to justify the less than substantial harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- HC10HC12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 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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