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Dismissed2 April 20243333621

The Crown, Main Road, Wormingford, Colchester, CO6 3AB

Planning appeal 3333621 at The Crown, Main Road, Wormingford, Colchester, CO6 3AB (Colchester Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 April 2024 by Inspector Bayliss G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area (Appeal A).

alterations to provide a new reception area, kitchen, dining room, improved WC facilities and provision of guest accommodation in grounds of The Crown Public House

Authority
Colchester Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Bayliss G
Postcode
CO6 3AB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area (Appeal A)
  • Whether or not the proposal would preserve the listed building (listed as The Crown Public House) or any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, including its setting (both Appeals)

What decided it

The public benefits of the scheme were insufficient to outweigh the less than substantial but weighty harm to the significance of the listed building and the harm to the character and appearance of the area.

the significant weight attached to the public benefits (securing the pub's future, tourism and economic benefits) was outweighed by the great weight given to the less-than-substantial harm to the listed building and the harm to the character and appearance of the area

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ENV1Policy SP7Policy OV2Policy DM16
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 195Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 208
Judgments
Barnwell Manor Wind Enterprise Ltd v East Northants DC, English Heritage, National Trust & SSCLG [2014] EWCA Civ. 137

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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