Planning appeal decision
D Arenberg House, Chandlers Yard, High Street, Marlborough, SN8 1HT
Planning appeal 3352664 at D Arenberg House, Chandlers Yard, High Street, Marlborough, SN8 1HT (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 26 March 2025 by Inspector Hughes S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Marlborough Conservation Area.
to erect an open sided veranda attached to the house to provide shelter for existing patio to provide a cattery running the length of the garden
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hughes S
- Postcode
- SN8 1HT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Marlborough Conservation Area
What decided it
The significant harm caused to the non-designated heritage asset and less than substantial harm to the conservation area, with no public benefits to justify the development, outweighs the moderate weight of the fallback position argument.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 57Core Policy 58Policy MARL9
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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