®Planning appeal decision
Alma Terrace, Grove Road, Portland, DT5 1DQ
refurbishment and conversion of 6no. existing washhouses, including the addition of a first-floor mezzanine & erection of a single storey extension to each existing washhouse to create 6no. residential units
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the architectural and special interest of the washhouses and the setting of Alma Terrace
- whether or not adequate living conditions would be created for future residents
What decided it
The substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II listed washhouses, which would not be justified by the limited public benefits of the scheme, combined with the failure to provide adequate living conditions for future residents.
The limited public benefits of housing delivery and improved housing mix were outweighed by the substantial harm to the listed building's significance and the less than substantial harm to the setting of Alma Terrace, to which great weight must be given under the Framework and s.66 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
Framework references: 214
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV4, Policy ENV10, Policy ENV11, Policy ENV12, Policy ENV16, Policy Port/EN4, Policy Port/EN7
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