®Planning appeal decision
69 High Street, BIGGLESWADE, SG18 0JH
Without planning permission, the installation of roller security shutters on the ground floor shop front
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Bond V
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the Biggleswade Conservation Area
What decided it
The roller security shutters, particularly when closed, create a visually harmful 'dead frontage' that significantly detracts from the special architectural and historic character of the conservation area, and this less than substantial but considerable harm to the heritage asset is not outweighed by the private security benefits claimed.
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area was weighed against the private security benefits claimed by the appellant, and the harm was found to outweigh the benefits as no substantive evidence demonstrated that equivalent security could not be achieved with less or no harm to the heritage asset.
Framework references: 205, 206, 208
Plan policies cited: Policy HQ1, Policy HE3
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