Planning appeal decision
Bowden Hall, Bowden Lane, Bowden, Chapel-En-Le-Frith, SK23 0QP
Planning appeal 3301340 at Bowden Hall, Bowden Lane, Bowden, Chapel-En-Le-Frith, SK23 0QP (High Peak Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 January 2023 by Inspector Boniface M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, Stabling at Bowden Hall, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
Installation of rooflights to stables
- Authority
- High Peak Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Boniface M
- Postcode
- SK23 0QP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, Stabling at Bowden Hall, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The rooflights, despite being conservation-style, are sizeable modern additions visible from multiple viewpoints that detract from the traditional appearance and special interest of the Grade II listed building, with no identified public benefits to outweigh the harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- S1EQ3EQ6EQ7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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