Planning appeal decision
All Saints Church, Shardlow Road, Aston on Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2AZ
Planning appeal 3351578 at All Saints Church, Shardlow Road, Aston on Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2AZ (South Derbyshire District Council) was dismissed on 6 February 2025 by Inspector Smith A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed works constitute works to a listed building that would affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest.
to fit hand rails to the steps at the rear of All Saints’ Church , Shardlow Road, Derby DE72 2AZ
- Authority
- South Derbyshire District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Smith A
- Postcode
- DE72 2AZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed works constitute works to a listed building that would affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest
What decided it
The handrails are not to be physically attached to the listed steps and therefore do not constitute works to a listed building requiring consent.
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