Planning appeal decision
Woodcroft Farm , Batchcott, Ludlow , SY8 4EB
Planning appeal 3317766 at Woodcroft Farm , Batchcott, Ludlow , SY8 4EB (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 13 November 2023 by Inspector Thomas G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal proposal involving a curtilage building would preserve the Grade II listed building known as Woodcroft with the list entry 1383778 or any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
Conversion and extension of redundant barn to holiday letting accommodation (modification to previously approved 19/03669/FUL) to allow for changes in fenestration and an increase in length
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Thomas G
- Postcode
- SY8 4EB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal proposal involving a curtilage building would preserve the Grade II listed building known as Woodcroft with the list entry 1383778 or any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The demolition and complete rebuilding of the curtilage building causes unjustified harm to the heritage asset and its setting with no identified public benefits to outweigh that harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS6CS17MD7(a)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 133
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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