St James Cottage , 46-47 Pond Head To Whitechurch Road , Milton Abbas , DT11 0BP

demolish existing garage, erect new extension and alterations to listed cottage with associated landscaping

Authority: Dorset
Appeal type: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Tucker A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal upon the special interest of the grade II listed building known as St James' Cottage, and whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Milton Abbas Conservation Area

What decided it

The considerable harm to the special interest of the listed building and the character of the conservation area caused by the prominent and substantial form of the proposed extension outweighed the limited public benefits of the proposal.

Framework references: 189, 199, 202

Plan policies cited: Policy 5 of the North Dorset Local Plan Part 1, Policy MA3 of the Milton Abbas Neighbourhood Development Plan

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