Barn at Little Learings Farm, Smithy Lane, Colden, HEBDEN BRIDGE, Calderdale, HX7 7PD

Conversion of barn to dwelling including re- instatement of roof and lean-to extension. Installation of 16 x 370W in-roof Solar PV panels on south facing roof. Amendment to 19/00010/LBC and 20/01380/LBC. Application for Listed Building Consent

Authority: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Worthington E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed works relating to the solar panels would preserve the Grade II listed building and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses

What decided it

The public benefits of the renewable energy installation, though recognised as supporting climate change objectives, were insufficient to outweigh the considerable harm to the special interest and historic legibility of the Grade II listed building caused by the prominent and incongruous appearance of the solar panels on the barn roof.

Framework references: 157, 163, 203, 205, 206, 208

Plan policies cited: LP Policy CC6, LP Policy HE1

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