Elm Cottage, Gravesend, Albury, WARE, SG11 2LW

a single storey side extension being added to the south end of Elm Cottage to create a fourth ground floor bedroom and en-suite to accommodate a growing family

Authority: East Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Redford R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building known as Elm Cottage and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
The extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Patmore Heath Conservation Area

What decided it

The proposal would harm the significance of the listed building by introducing a complex roof form that fails to preserve its simple vernacular character, and there are no public benefits to outweigh this less than substantial harm.

Framework references: 208

Plan policies cited: DES4, HOU11, GBR2, HA4

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