®Planning appeal decision
Woodhouse Trinity Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Woodhouse, Sheffield, S13 7JL
Planning appeal 3333851 at Woodhouse Trinity Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Woodhouse, Sheffield, S13 7JL (Sheffield City Council) was dismissed on 4 July 2024 by Inspector Walker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- S13 7JL
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE22Policy BE19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 200Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 207Paragraph 208Paragraph 211
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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