Main Street, Stow Cum Quy, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9AB

Planning appeal 3315154 at Main Street, Stow Cum Quy, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9AB (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 3 January 2024 by Inspector Bayliss G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve the curtilage listed building known as the timber framed barn or any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possess.

conversion of a timber-framed barn into a dwelling

Authority: South Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Bayliss G
Postcode: CB25 9AB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve the curtilage listed building known as the timber framed barn or any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possess
Whether the proposal would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed building known as 19 Main Street
The effect of car parking on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The absence of adequate architectural and design details to demonstrate that the conversion would preserve the special architectural and historic interest of the curtilage listed barn and the setting of the Grade II listed building, combined with insufficient public benefits to outweigh the harm identified.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: HQ/1NH/14TI/3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 195Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 208

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