®Planning appeal decision
Barry Crux & Co, 20 Castlegate, York, YO1 9RP
Planning appeal 3304727 at Barry Crux & Co, 20 Castlegate, York, YO1 9RP (City of York Council) was allowed on 2 March 2023 by Inspector Worthington E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- YO1 9RP
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D5 of the emerging Publication Draft Local Plan 2018Policy GP1 of the Development Control Local Plan 2005Policy HE2 of the Development Control Local Plan 2005
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 206
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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