Planning appeal decision
Troy Cottage Shitterton, Bere Regis, Wareham, BH20 7HU
Planning appeal 3303447 at Troy Cottage Shitterton, Bere Regis, Wareham, BH20 7HU (Dorset) was dismissed on 24 August 2023 by Inspector Hand S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the replacement of softwood windows with UPVC windows harms the significance of the listed building and whether any such harm is justified.
retrospective application for replacement of rotten softwood windows with UPVC windows and door colour brown to match. Perimeter fence
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hand S
- Postcode
- BH20 7HU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the replacement of softwood windows with UPVC windows harms the significance of the listed building and whether any such harm is justified
What decided it
The UPVC windows cause clear, if limited, loss of significance to the listed building with no public benefits to outweigh the identified harm.
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