6 Thurstons, Ridge Lane, Diggle, OLDHAM, OL3 5LR

proposed installation of solar panels’. Appeal B: APP/W4223/Y/23/3320546 6 Thurstons, Ridge Lane, Oldham, Diggle, OL3 5LR

Authority: Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: utilities-energy · Other minor developments
Inspector: Worthington E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building Thurstons and Adjoining Barn and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
Whether it would preserve the settings of nearby listed buildings

What decided it

The harm to the designated heritage assets from the visual dominance and incongruity of the modern solar panels, which would fail to preserve the special interest of the listed building and the settings of nearby listed buildings, outweighed the limited public benefits of renewable energy generation from a small-scale proposal.

Framework references: 11, 152, 158, 197, 199, 202

Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 9, Policy 18, Policy 20, Policy 24

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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