47 Ware Road, Hertford, SG13 7ED

the partial demolition of existing lean-to workshop and boundary wall. Extension of workshop to provide a two storey artwork/sculpture studio and workshop, incorporating a covered work area, external stairs and new folding gates. Extension of existing dropped kerb

Authority: East Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Householder developments
Inspector: Hartley S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Hertford Conservation Area
Whether the proposal would preserve the setting of 'The Saracen' which is a grade II listed building

What decided it

The scale and massing of the proposed two-storey building would be imposing and dominant when viewed from Railway Place, causing unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and the setting of the nearby listed building, which public benefits could not outweigh.

Framework references: 12, 15

Plan policies cited: HOU11, DES4, HA1, HA4

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