1 The Lane, Sunderland Point, MORECAMBE, Lancashire, LA3 3HS

installation of solar PV slates to the front elevation and erection of outbuilding to create ancillary accommodation in association with 1 The Lane. Appeal B: APP/A2335/Y/23/3324545 1 The Lane, Sunderland Point, Morecambe, Lancashire LA3 3HS

Authority: Lancaster City Council
Appeal type: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Manchester S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building and any 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 Sunderland Point Conservation Area
The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring residential occupiers, with particular regard to private outdoor space

What decided it

The harm to the Grade II listed building from removal of historic roof slates and replacement with artificial solar PV materials, which the Inspector found could not be justified by the limited public benefits of the proposal, particularly the modest energy efficiency gains from micro-generation.

Framework references: 205, 206, 208, 163, 164

Plan policies cited: DM29, DM37

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