®Planning appeal decision
Well and Westwell Cottages, High Street, Monxton, Hampshire, SP11 8AW
Planning appeal 3305139 at Well and Westwell Cottages, High Street, Monxton, Hampshire, SP11 8AW (Test Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 September 2023 by Inspector Tucker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the use of tile for the roofs of the replacement cottages instead of thatch on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Monxton conservation area.
Demolish remains of cottages following fire and erect two replacement dwellings without complying with condition 02 of planning permission 19/03006/FULLN (change of roof material from thatch to tile)
- Authority
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Tucker A
- Postcode
- SP11 8AW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the use of tile for the roofs of the replacement cottages instead of thatch on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Monxton conservation area
What decided it
The change of roof material from thatch to tile would fail to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the conservation area and would harm the special interest of the adjacent listed building, contrary to sections 66 and 72 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and the development plan, with insufficient public benefits to outweigh the identified harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy E1Policy E2Policy E9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 189Paragraph 199Paragraph 201Paragraph 202
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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