Planning appeal decision
Land Known As 'Partnership House', East Road, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 8FP
Planning appeal 3305625 at Land Known As 'Partnership House', East Road, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 8FP (North Kesteven District Council) was allowed on 26 October 2023 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is reasonable or necessary in the interests of the visual amenity of the locality and preserving or enhancing the setting of the adjacent listed building.
failure to comply with a condition imposed on a planning permission ref 19/1006/FUL, granted on 23 September 2019
- Authority
- North Kesteven District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- NG34 8FP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition is reasonable or necessary in the interests of the visual amenity of the locality and preserving or enhancing the setting of the adjacent listed building
What decided it
The building as constructed, with modern composite cladding and UPVC windows, does not result in harm to the character and appearance of the locality or the setting of the listed building, making the material specification condition unnecessary.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S53: Design and AmenityPolicy S57: The Historic EnvironmentPolicy LP26
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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