Planning appeal decision
4 Philpots Court, Tidenham, Chepstow, NP16 7LL
Planning appeal 3297382 at 4 Philpots Court, Tidenham, Chepstow, NP16 7LL (Forest of Dean District Council) was dismissed on 24 March 2023 by Inspector Pinto A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether 4 Philpots Court should be considered a curtilage listed building.
a single storey extension to existing two storey dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pinto A
- Postcode
- NP16 7LL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether 4 Philpots Court should be considered a curtilage listed building
- whether the proposed development would preserve the curtilage listed building known as 4 Philpots Court or any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
- whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of Philpots Court Farmhouse (Ref: 1099174), a Grade II listed building
What decided it
The identified less than substantial harm to the special interest of the curtilage listed building and the setting of the Grade II listed building could not be justified by the private and limited public benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202Paragraph 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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