®Planning appeal decision
8 Clarendon Crescent, Leamington Spa, CV32 5NR
Planning appeal 3318317 at 8 Clarendon Crescent, Leamington Spa, CV32 5NR (Warwick District Council) was dismissed on 1 September 2023 by Inspector Thompson P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, known as 'Number 8 and attached railings', and any features of special historic interest that it possesses.
Improvement of building fabric for energy efficiency (insulation, secondary glazing, solar panels/PV slates, air-source heat pumps), reinstatement of historical elevational details, removal and replacement of the north and south ranges with new-build extensions, extension and lowering of the basement, structural refurbishment and internal remodelling, and rear terrace works to a Grade II listed villa
- Authority
- Warwick District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Thompson P
- Postcode
- CV32 5NR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, known as 'Number 8 and attached railings', and any features of special historic interest that it possesses
- the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Leamington Spa Conservation Area
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building, attracting great weight and considerable importance, was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme.
the considerable public benefits from climate change/energy efficiency measures and other limited benefits were outweighed by the great weight given to conservation of the listed building and the considerable weight given to the less than substantial harm identified, tipping the balance against the proposal
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE1Policy BE1Policy BE3Policy CC1Policy CC2Policy DS3Policy DS4Policy SC0Policy RLS3Policy RS2Policy NZC3Policy NZC4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL, 1982, P37]; City & Country Bramshill Ltd v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities And Local Government & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 320; R (McLennan) v Medway Council [2019] EWHC 1738; Palmer v Herefordshire Council & Another [2016] EWCA Civ 1061
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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