®Planning appeal decision
Manor Farm, Chapel Hill, Wootton, WOODSTOCK, OX20 1DX
Alterations to existing first floor window to form wider window opening corresponding with existing ground floor window immediately below; provision of new window joinery re-using existing vertical-sliding. Re-form stonework to arched head to existing ground floor window to right of main entrance. Repairs to existing pointing of masonry to front elevation. Repairs/overhaul of rainwater disposal system to front elevation; replace existing plastic goods with cast - iron or aluminium plain halfround gutters and circular downpipes with blacksmith -made gutter brackets; increase capacity of rainwater goods. Access to/from and within the building will be maintained as existing.’ Appeal B: APP/D3125/Y/22/3299165 Manor Farm, Chapel Hill, Wootton, Woodstock OX20 1DX
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Thompson P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed alterations to the first-floor window would preserve a Grade II listed building, Manor Farmhouse, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The proposed first-floor window alteration would fail to preserve the special interest of the Grade II listed building by exacerbating existing imbalance and causing loss of historic fabric, and the identified less than substantial harm could not be justified by the private benefits offered.
The less than substantial harm to the heritage significance of the listed building could not be outweighed by the private benefits of increased light and views to the appellant's bedroom, nor by the quality of conservation works proposed, as the building remains viable and habitable without the alteration.
Framework references: 126, 130, 134, 197, 199, 200, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy EH9, Policy EH11, Policy H6, Policy OS4, Policy OS2
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