11 Market Place, DONCASTER, DN1 1LQ

retrospective planning application for retention of the replacement shopfront screen at ground floor level of the existing retail unit

Authority: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Martinson P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on heritage assets, including the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Doncaster Market Place Conservation Area and the effect on the setting of nearby listed buildings
the effect of the development on the vitality of the town centre, with particular regard to the Primary Shopping Area

What decided it

The considerable importance and weight of less than substantial harm to designated heritage assets, which is not outweighed by the limited public benefits of improved internal retail functionality.

Framework references: 207, 208

Plan policies cited: Policy 67, Policy 23, Policy 34, Policy 35, Policy 36, Policy 37, Policy 41, Policy 42, Policy 46

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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