First Floor, The Granary, Royal Clarence Marina, Weevil Lane, Gosport, PO12 1AX

conversion of first floor to 6 x 2 bedroom residential apartments

Authority: Gosport Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Jones M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building
whether or not the public benefits of the proposal would outweigh any harm to the listed building, including securing its optimum viable use

What decided it

The proposal represents the optimum viable use of the listed building, which provided clear and convincing justification for the harm identified.

The considerable weight attributed to the less than substantial harm to the listed building was outweighed by the public benefits of securing the building's optimum viable use, together with moderate weight for housing delivery and limited weight for economic benefits.

Framework references: 200, 202

Plan policies cited: Policy LP10, Policy LP11, Policy LP42, Policy LP23

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