Barn Adjacent To 49 Spark House Lane, Sowerby Bridge , HX6 3QU

Extension of Barn Adjacent to 49 Sparkhouse Lane

Authority: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: McDonagh C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses
Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of adjacent dwellings

What decided it

The proposal would fail to preserve the listed building or its setting by introducing extensive modern fenestration incongruous with the vernacular character and requiring irrevocable loss of historic fabric, with insufficient public benefits to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the designated heritage asset.

Framework references: 154, 155, 208, 135

Plan policies cited: Policy HE1, Policy GB1, Policy BT1, Policy GN4, Policy BT2

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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