®Planning appeal decision
Pratts Green Farmhouse, Pratts Green Farm, Malting End, Kirtling, Newmarket , CB8 9HH
refurbishment and single extension of existing farmhouse. Demolition of existing (non-historic) extension. (Resubmission following withdrawal of 22/00682/FUL)
- Authority
- East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bayliss G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve the special architectural or historic interest of the Grade II listed building, Pratts Green Farmhouse, and the setting of the Grade II listed building, Ash Leas, and whether their significance as heritage assets would be preserved
What decided it
The considerable, adverse impact of the proposed extension on the special interest and significance of the listed Farmhouse significantly outweighed the moderate weight attributed to the collective public benefits.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of Pratts Green Farmhouse, attributed considerable importance and weight, significantly outweighed the moderate weight given to the collective public benefits of the scheme.
Framework references: 195, 205, 206, 207, 208
Plan policies cited: Policy Growth 2, Policy ENV1, Policy ENV2, Policy ENV12
Judgments cited: R. (Juden) v the London Borough of Tower Hamlets [2021] EWHC 1368 (Admin); Kay v SSHCLG [2020] EWHC 2292 (Admin)
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