Planning appeal decision
The Cottage Church End, Lindsell, Dunmow, CM6 3QR
Planning appeal 3329113 at The Cottage Church End, Lindsell, Dunmow, CM6 3QR (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 14 May 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 and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
single-storey side extension to form kitchen, with demolition of existing detached building and related alterations to form new internal opening to link extension to house. Appeal B: APP/C1570/Y/23/3329118 Church End, The Cottage, Lindsell Lane, Essex, Lindsell, CM6 3QR
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McCreery D
- Postcode
- CM6 3QR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II Listed Building and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The harm to the special interest of the Grade II listed building from the incongruent side extension unbalancing the main façade and obscuring the historic building line was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- ENV2GEN2H8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 203Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 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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