Barcroft, Carmen Street, Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, CB10 1NR

Planning appeal 3342829 at Barcroft, Carmen Street, Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, CB10 1NR (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 30 September 2024 by Inspector Cliff D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposals would preserve a Grade II listed building and any features of architectural or historic interest it possesses.

described in the application form as ‘two storey rear extension and conversion of outbuilding to form residential accommodation as set out in approved application reference: UTT/0748/10/REN & UTT/0749/10/LB’

Authority: Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Cliff D
Postcode: CB10 1NR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposals would preserve a Grade II listed building and any features of architectural or historic interest it possesses
Whether the proposals would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Great Chesterford Conservation Area

What decided it

The considerable harm to the special interest of the listed building and the Conservation Area from the proposed extension's form, scale and attachment, combined with loss of historic fabric, could not be justified by the public benefits offered, particularly given the building's ongoing viable residential use did not depend on the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy ENV1Policy ENV2Policy GEN2Policy GLCNP/5
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 208

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