®Planning appeal decision
23, QUEEN ST, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 1RX
retrospective application for change of use of basement into a studio bedroom (C3), installation of a replacement window to the front and 2 external vents to the rear
- Authority
- Lancaster City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Manchester S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers of the basement flat and the ground floor flat
- Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, and the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Lancaster Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposal would fail to preserve the special interest of the Grade II listed building due to harm to historic internal features, and would provide inadequate living conditions for future occupants, with the heritage exception to the presumption in favour of sustainable development applying.
The less than substantial harm to the listed building and the inadequate living conditions for future occupants outweighed the public benefits of housing supply contribution, the minor benefit of the replacement window, and limited economic benefits.
Framework references: 11, 205, 206, 208
Plan policies cited: DM7, DM13, DM29, DM37, SP7, Appendix G
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.