Planning appeal decision
Middleton Hall Woolaston Grange, Woolaston, Lydney, GL15 6PP
Planning appeal 3322560 at Middleton Hall Woolaston Grange, Woolaston, Lydney, GL15 6PP (Forest of Dean District Council) was dismissed on 31 January 2024 by Inspector O'Connor H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the special interest and significance of the Grade II listed building.
renovation works to the existing roof structure to form necessary additional head height for the existing first floor habitable rooms
- Authority
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- O'Connor H
- Postcode
- GL15 6PP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the special interest and significance of the Grade II listed building
- The effect on bats
What decided it
The proposals would cause less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building by undermining its discernibility as a former agricultural structure, and the private benefits to the occupants were insufficient to outweigh the great weight that must be given to conservation of the heritage asset.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CSP.1CSP.2AP1AP4AP5AP7AP8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135Paragraph 180Paragraph 205Paragraph 208
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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