Planning appeal decision
The Old Barn Woodsetts Road, Gildingwells, Worksop, S81 8AU
Planning appeal 3347171 at The Old Barn Woodsetts Road, Gildingwells, Worksop, S81 8AU (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 September 2024 by Inspector Radcliffe I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of Gildingwells Conservation Area.
demolition of existing and reinstate new wall and gate
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Radcliffe I
- Postcode
- S81 8AU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of Gildingwells Conservation Area
- the effect of the development on highway safety
What decided it
The development causes less than substantial harm to the significance of Gildingwells Conservation Area with no public benefits to outweigh this harm, contrary to paragraph 208 of the Framework and the statutory duty to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Conservation Area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS23Policy 41
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 195Paragraph 205Paragraph 115Paragraph 208Paragraph 16
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.
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