Planning appeal decision
Garrolds Farm Woodgates End, Broxted, Dunmow, CM6 2BN
Planning appeal 3320865 at Garrolds Farm Woodgates End, Broxted, Dunmow, CM6 2BN (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 23 July 2024 by Inspector Woodwards O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: effect of the proposed development on the special interest and significance of the Grade II listed building, named 'Garrolds Farmhouse' (Appeal A, B and C).
the demolition of redundant agricultural buildings and conversion and adoption of a redundant traditional barn into a residential dwelling
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Woodwards O
- Postcode
- CM6 2BN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- effect of the proposed development on the special interest and significance of the Grade II listed building, named 'Garrolds Farmhouse' (Appeal A, B and C)
- principle of development (Appeal C)
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the special interest and significance of the Grade II listed building and its setting, combined in Appeal C with breach of Policy S8 regarding development in the Countryside Protection Zone, outweighs the public benefits of housing delivery and economic activity.
The less than substantial harm to the heritage asset, weighed heavily against moderate positive weight for housing delivery and economic benefits (limited in Appeal C due to unacceptable location in principle), with the heritage harm providing clear reason for refusal under NPPF 11(d)i, displacing the tilted balance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV2Policy S8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 208Paragraph 11
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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