Planning appeal decision
Mount Pleasant Chapel Bristol Road, Falfield, Wotton-Under-Edge, GL12 8DW
Planning appeal 3329314 at Mount Pleasant Chapel Bristol Road, Falfield, Wotton-Under-Edge, GL12 8DW (South Gloucestershire Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 13 March 2024 by Inspector Jarratt P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
Retention of 7no. Velux conservation style roof-windows installed in the roof slopes of the Chapel and attached School House in place of 4no. authorised conservation roof lights
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jarratt P
- Postcode
- GL12 8DW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The unauthorised roof windows harm the character and significance of the listed building and no alternative practical means of escape less harmful to the building's exterior were examined or demonstrated to be unavailable.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 201Paragraph 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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