Planning appeal decision
Mount Court, Holgate Road, York, YO24 4AA
Planning appeal 3338708 at Mount Court, Holgate Road, York, YO24 4AA (City of York Council) was dismissed on 16 July 2024 by Inspector Dillon C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal proposal on the appearance of Mount Court and whether or not this would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the York Central Historic Core Conservation Area.
change the existing timber top hung windows to UPVC casement windows and timber doors to UPVC doors”
- Authority
- City of York Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Dillon C
- Postcode
- YO24 4AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal proposal on the appearance of Mount Court and whether or not this would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the York Central Historic Core Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed PVCu casement windows would significantly undermine Mount Court's ability to acknowledge and resonate with its wider Victorian historic context and would cause unjustified less than substantial harm to the conservation area contrary to paragraph 208 of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1Policy D4Policy D11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 203Paragraph 208
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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