Land at Kenwood Hall Hotel, Kenwood Road, SHEFFIELD, S7 1NQ

Demolition of outbuildings, and erection of 4 houses with associated parking, accessway and landscaping

Authority: Sheffield City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Burnham T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Nether Edge Conservation Area
the effect of the proposal on the Kenwood Hall Historic Garden
the effect of the proposal on biodiversity with particular regard to tree removal

What decided it

The substantial harm to the significance of the Kenwood Hall Historic Garden through loss of structural planting, combined with less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area, would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of providing four new houses.

the less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area and substantial harm to the historic garden, together with limited housing and economic benefits, tipped decisively against the proposal

Framework references: 196, 130, 131, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy CS74, Policy GE15, Policy BE16, Policy BE17, Policy BE21, Policy GE11

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