®Planning appeal decision
Bridge Cottage, 4 Bridge Street, Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, TS9 6NR
application to replace existing modern windows (fitted in 2004) with appropriate Heritage approved double glazing
- Authority
- Hambleton District Council *
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cullen F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building known as Nos 2, 4 and 6 with adjoining wall and outhouse, Bridge Street (East fork)
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Great Ayton Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed uPVC windows, even with traditional style features, would erode the special interest and significance of the listed building and conservation area through their incompatible synthetic material and inability to accurately replicate the existing windows' detailed design, which harm could not be sufficiently mitigated and outweighed the identified benefits.
Framework references: 199, 200, 201, 202
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