®Planning appeal decision
Woodhouse Trinity Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Woodhouse, SHEFFIELD, S13 7JL
alterations to former church including provision of mezzanine floor and ramp to front to form 8 apartments with parking provision and a new vehicular access through the south western boundary wall (Amended Plans/Description)
- Authority
- Sheffield City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Walker R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed buildings or their settings, known as Trinity Methodist Church and the gateway and railing to Trinity Methodist Church, and any features of special architectural or historic interest which they possess
What decided it
The proposal would cause less-than-substantial but significant harm to the special interest of the Grade II listed building through loss of its ecclesiastical character and internal spatial arrangement, and this harm was not outweighed by the public benefits including housing supply and building conservation.
The heritage and public benefits (building conservation, eight apartments, housing supply, economic benefits, improved surveillance) weighed strongly in favour but did not outweigh the great weight attached to the less-than-substantial harm to the listed building's significance and setting.
Framework references: 11, 200, 205, 206, 207, 208, 211
Plan policies cited: Policy BE22, Policy BE19
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.