Clerkenleap Farm House, Bath Road, Worcester, WR5 3HR

Change of use of building from Class E to Class C3 and refurbish to create 6 apartments. Demolish garage and replace with 2 storey, 3 bedroomed dwelling. Erect 2 storey, 3 bedroomed dwelling to southwest boundary

Authority: Malvern Hills District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Stephens K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed Farmhouse, or its setting, or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses

What decided it

The irreversible loss or alteration of historic fabric in the oldest phase of the listed building, combined with harm to its setting from new dwellings, could not be justified by the public benefits offered, particularly where the building was not demonstrated to be at risk.

the public benefits of housing provision, financial contributions and employment were outweighed by the considerable importance and weight of the less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building and its setting

Framework references: 11, 205, 207, 208, 211

Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP 6, Policy SWDP 21, Policy SWDP 24

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