®Planning appeal decision
Barry Crux & Co, 20 Castlegate, York, YO1 9RP
third floor roof extension and conversion of first and second floors of office building to residential’. Appeal B: APP/C2741/Y/22/3304726 20 Castlegate, York, YO1 9RP
- Authority
- City of York Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Worthington E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, Number 20 and wall attached to south west corner, 20 Castlegate and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
- Whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the York Central Historic Core Conservation Area
- Whether it would preserve the settings of nearby listed buildings
What decided it
The considerable public benefits of restoring the building's historic appearance through the roof extension and securing its future viability through residential use outweighed the less than substantial harm caused by internal partitions.
The less than substantial harm to the listed building from internal partitions was outweighed by the considerable public benefits of the roof extension enhancement, securing the building's optimum viable use through residential conversion, and contribution to housing supply, with the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11 also favouring the proposal.
Framework references: 11, 197, 199, 202, 206
Plan policies cited: Policy D5 of the emerging Publication Draft Local Plan 2018, Policy GP1 of the Development Control Local Plan 2005, Policy HE2 of the Development Control Local Plan 2005
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.