Planning appeal decision
1 High Street, Chobham, Woking, GU24 8AD
Planning appeal 3307457 at 1 High Street, Chobham, Woking, GU24 8AD (Surrey Heath Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 December 2023 by Inspector Scott A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed works and development would preserve the special interest of the Grade II listed building or any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
timber orangery to rear and replacement porch
- Authority
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Scott A
- Postcode
- GU24 8AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed works and development would preserve the special interest of the Grade II listed building or any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The irretrievable loss of substantial historic fabric and original fenestration through the removal of the structural wall and alteration of windows cannot be justified by private benefits alone and fails to preserve the special interest of the listed building contrary to paragraph 202 of the NPPF and the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CP2DM17
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 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.
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