Planning appeal decision
Flat 1 Ground Floor, 10 Catharine Place, City Centre Bath, BA1 2RP
Planning appeal 3353250 at Flat 1 Ground Floor, 10 Catharine Place, City Centre Bath, BA1 2RP (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was dismissed on 1 July 2025 by Inspector Parkin A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal works on the significance of 10 Catharine Place.
New roof covering to flat roof of existing rear extension
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Parkin A
- Postcode
- BA1 2PR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal works on the significance of 10 Catharine Place
- The effect of the appeal works on the significance of the Bath Conservation Area
- The effect of the appeal works on the significance of the Bath World Heritage Site
What decided it
The use of non-traditional materials (resin-treated fibreglass) causes less than substantial harm to designated heritage assets which attracts considerable weight, and the very limited public benefits do not outweigh this harm.
The very limited public benefits of the works do not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the significance of the listed building, conservation area and World Heritage Site.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE1 (historic environment)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 212Paragraph 215
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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