®Planning appeal decision
Hall Farm, Langley Upper Green, SAFFRON WALDEN, CB11 4RZ
change of use of 2 no. barns to create 1 no. 2 bed holiday let, and 1 no. 4 bed residential dwelling with internal and external alterations, a replacement extension to barn 1 and cart lodge, car parking and landscaping. Demolition of utilitarian building and silos and change of use of land to residential
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Fleming L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development / works would preserve the grade II listed Langley Hall, Upper Green or its setting and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses and whether the scheme would harm the settings of the grade II listed Farmbuilding 55 metres to South East of Langley Hall, Upper Green and the grade II* listed Church of St John the Evangelist, Upper Green
What decided it
The loss and damage to historic fabric of the listed building (timber frame and brick plinth of Barn 1) could not be justified by the public benefits of the scheme, particularly given the absence of full technical details of how those works would be executed.
the public benefits of housing delivery, economic and social benefits, improved intervisibility of heritage assets, and restoration of the farmstead were insufficient to outweigh the considerable weight attached to the less-than-substantial harm to Langley Hall
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV2 of the Uttlesford Local Plan (2005)
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.