Planning appeal decision
Ground and First Floor , 10 Bore Street, Lichfield, WS13 6LL
Planning appeal 3332800 at Ground and First Floor , 10 Bore Street, Lichfield, WS13 6LL (Lichfield District Council) was dismissed on 10 September 2024 by Inspector Radcliffe I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building, 10 Bore Street, or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses.
the conversion of the existing office building back into 4 No. one bedroom apartments
- Authority
- Lichfield District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Radcliffe I
- Postcode
- WS13 6LL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building, 10 Bore Street, or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses
What decided it
The material harm to the Grade II listed building's significance through loss of historic fabric and fundamental alteration of its internal layout and legibility as a Georgian townhouse outweighed the public benefits of residential conversion.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE1Policy BE2Core Policy 14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 195Paragraph 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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