Planning appeal decision
Fleet Cottage Waterwick Hill, Langley, CB11 4SF
Planning appeal 3306251 at Fleet Cottage Waterwick Hill, Langley, CB11 4SF (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 23 February 2023 by Inspector Szymanski D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development upon the setting and significance of the Grade II Listed Fleet Cottage.
Extension of existing annexe outbuilding to form new garage at Fleet Cottage, Waterwick Hill, Langley, CB11 4SF, revisions to proposal approved under app ref UTT/21/3635/HHF
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
- Postcode
- CB11 4SF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development upon the setting and significance of the Grade II Listed Fleet Cottage
- the character and appearance of the host building and the area
What decided it
The proposed extension would result in less than substantial harm to the setting and significance of the Grade II Listed Building, and the limited public benefits do not outweigh this harm when considerable weight is given to the desirability of preserving the listed building's setting.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- ENV2GEN2S7H8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 195Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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