Planning appeal decision
Blounce Cottage Blounce, South Warnborough, Hook, Hampshire, RG29 1RX
Planning appeal 3346935 at Blounce Cottage Blounce, South Warnborough, Hook, Hampshire, RG29 1RX (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 8 October 2024 by Inspector Bristow T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether proposed works would preserve Blounce Cottage, its setting, or any features of special architectural or historic interest it possesses.
described in the application form as: ‘2 No single storey black crittell orangery extensions to the rear elevation of Blounce Cottage. All original features to the rear extension of the listed cottage are to be retained and protected.’
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bristow T
- Postcode
- RG29 1RX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether proposed works would preserve Blounce Cottage, its setting, or any features of special architectural or historic interest it possesses
What decided it
The cumulative effect of the proposed orangeries would further erode the special interest and significance of the listed building by obscuring its historic form, disproportionately increasing modern floor area relative to historic fabric, and further enclosing the historic core, without clear and convincing public benefits to justify this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- NBE8NBE9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 195Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 208
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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