Glebe Hotel, Church Street, Barford, CV35 8BS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the proposed new buildings north of 'The Glebe Hotel' would preserve this Grade II listed building and any features of special historic interest that it possesses, including its setting, and the extent to which they would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Barford Conservation Area (All Appeals)
• whether the proposed development makes suitable provision for visitor parking, and any associated effects on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers and highway safety (Appeal A only)
• whether the proposal would comply with the policies of the Barford Neighbourhood Development Plan and amount to a suitable scheme for housing in the defined settlement boundary (Appeals A and C)

What decided it

Whether the design and siting of the new buildings north of the Hotel preserved or harmed the setting of the listed building and the character of the Conservation Area determined the outcome for each scheme.

For Scheme 1, the great weight attached to less than substantial heritage harm, together with conflict with BNDP and LP heritage and housing policies, outweighed the moderate/limited public benefits (housing delivery, economic activity, tree health, sustainability), so the adverse impacts outweighed the benefits and the scheme conflicted with the development plan as a whole; for Scheme 2, no comparable harm arose so the same benefits were achieved without the heritage conflict and the scheme accorded with the development plan.