Planning appeal decision
Potter Street, Harlow, CM17 9AH
Planning appeal 3312579 at Potter Street, Harlow, CM17 9AH (Harlow District Council) was dismissed on 19 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.
refurbishment of the interior of the premises at ground floor level and external alterations to add new raised timber decking, new
- Authority
- Harlow District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Scott A
- Postcode
- CM17 9AH
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 external works would materially harm the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building by screening key features and disrupting its traditional symmetry, and the public benefits identified were insufficient to justify this harm under paragraph 202 of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Harlow Local Development Plan, December 2020
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56Paragraph 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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