Planning appeal decision
Pear Tree Farm, Main Street, Brookhouse, Laughton, Sheffield, S25 1YA
Planning appeal 3318723 at Pear Tree Farm, Main Street, Brookhouse, Laughton, Sheffield, S25 1YA (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 22 January 2024 by Inspector Shields T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the flue on the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building.
Installation of an external steel flue pipe to the rear (northern) elevation of the listed building
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Shields T
- Postcode
- S25 1YA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the flue on the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building
What decided it
The public benefit of retaining the flue to preserve the building's long-term viable use as a dwellinghouse outweighs the minimal less-than-substantial harm to its special architectural and historic interest, particularly when the harm can be further reduced through appropriate colour treatment.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS23Policy SP40Policy SP43
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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