Churchdown Village Infant School Station Road, Churchdown, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL3 2NB

Planning appeal 3343507 at Churchdown Village Infant School Station Road, Churchdown, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL3 2NB (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 October 2024 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host building (including if its considered to be a non-designated heritage asset) and the surrounding area.

Removal of existing bell tower and make good roof

Authority: Tewkesbury Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Other minor developments
Inspector: Conde L
Postcode: GL3 2NB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host building (including if its considered to be a non-designated heritage asset) and the surrounding area

What decided it

The absence of robust evidence that the bell tower causes water ingress or that repairs maintaining the tower are infeasible meant the loss of this heritage feature could not be justified, and the proposal conflicted with development plan policies and NPPF heritage conservation aims.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SD8 of the Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core StrategyPolicy HER 5 of the adopted Tewkesbury Borough Local Plan
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 209

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