®Planning appeal decision
Old Bourchiers Hall New Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3QU
Planning appeal 3336150 at Old Bourchiers Hall New Road, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3QU (Colchester Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 August 2024 by Inspector Fleming L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed annex would be an appropriate form of development in this location having regard to the development plan and national policy.
Re-develop the existing stable block at Old Bourchiers Hall into a new, modern and energy efficient ancillary accommodation as an extension of the main house with 4 bedrooms, 4 en-suite bathrooms, a study-office, kitchen/living room and a utility room
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fleming L
- Postcode
- CO6 3QU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed annex would be an appropriate form of development in this location having regard to the development plan and national policy
- Whether the proposed development / works would preserve the grade II listed Old Bourchiers Hall or its setting and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The absence of full details of the proposed outside space and associated boundary treatments, combined with the identified conflict with Policy DM13 and the less than substantial but considerable harm to the listed building's setting, meant the public benefits could not outweigh the harm identified.
the social, economic and environmental benefits of the scheme were insufficient to outweigh the great weight attached to the harm to the listed building's setting and the conflict with Policy DM13
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM13Policy DM15Policy ENV1Policy OV2Policy SP7Policy SP1
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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