Lumb Old Hall, Meadow Park, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0QR

Planning appeal 3340040 at Lumb Old Hall, Meadow Park, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0QR (Rossendale Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 August 2024 by Inspector Billings C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether in varying the design and materials of the proposed conversion scheme, pursuant to conditions Nos 2 and 4, the proposal would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed Lumb Old Hall.

conversion of garages to form 1 no. one- bedroom dwelling, including creation of a new pitched roof, other external alterations, and associated access/parking without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 2018/0116, dated 1 March 2018

Authority: Rossendale Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Billings C
Postcode: BL0 0QR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether in varying the design and materials of the proposed conversion scheme, pursuant to conditions Nos 2 and 4, the proposal would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed Lumb Old Hall

What decided it

The proposed changes to materials (aluminium windows and composite door instead of timber), design of windows, and omission of stone quoins would harm the setting of the Grade II listed Lumb Old Hall, and the modest public benefits do not outweigh this less than substantial harm when given the great weight required by heritage protection policy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy ENV2 of the Rossendale Local Plan 2019-2036
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 155Paragraph 208Paragraph 16

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