Planning appeal decision
Sage Cottage, The Endway, Great Easton, Essex, CM6 2HG
Planning appeal 3301002 at Sage Cottage, The Endway, Great Easton, Essex, CM6 2HG (Uttlesford District Council) was allowed on 4 November 2022 by Inspector Graham A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal upon the setting and significance of the historic environment including the Great Easton Conservation Area and the Grade II Listed Sage Cottage.
Retrospective planning permission for open gazebo structure at the rear of Sage Cottage
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Graham A
- Postcode
- CM6 2HG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal upon the setting and significance of the historic environment including the Great Easton Conservation Area and the Grade II Listed Sage Cottage
What decided it
The gazebo's ancillary nature, visual separation from the Listed Building, traditional design echoes, and public benefits in making the garden more useable outweigh the visual change introduced, resulting in preservation of the heritage asset's significance and the Conservation Area's character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 193
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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