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Dismissed10 June 20243323735

Wigmores Barn, Wigmores Farm,, Debden , Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3LX

Planning appeal 3323735 at Wigmores Barn, Wigmores Farm,, Debden , Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3LX (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 10 June 2024 by Inspector McCreery D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, Wigmore Farm, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.

installation of up to 20 solar panels on large slate roof. Appeal B: APP/C1570/W/23/3323735 Wigmores Farm, Wigmore Barn, Essex, Debden, CB11 3LX

Authority
Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type
householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Householder developments
Inspector
McCreery D
Postcode
CB11 3LX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, Wigmore Farm, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses

What decided it

The visual harm to the Grade II listed building's special architectural and historic interest from the incongruous solar panels, which would compete with and diminish the cottage's focal importance within the historic courtyard, is not justified by the public benefits of localised renewable energy production.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
ENV2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 164Paragraph 203Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 208

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