®Planning appeal decision
Fentons Farm Fentons Road, Rayne, BRAINTREE, CM77 6SL
described on the application form as the conversion of existing listed barns into a single dwelling, including small extension and link
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Price A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development and works would preserve the site's Grade II listed buildings, or any features of special architectural or historic interest which they possess, and the setting of an adjacent Grade II listed building
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the future occupiers of the dwelling, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The harm to the special interest and significance of the Grade II listed weatherboarded and thatched barns, arising from the glazed link's timber slats and the bat loft, was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme.
The limited-moderate public benefits (optimum viable use, economic benefits, repairs, biodiversity net gain, minor housing contribution) did not outweigh the considerable weight attached to the less than substantial (at least moderate level) harm to the listed barns and the harm to character and appearance, so the balance tipped against the proposal.
Framework references: 212, 213, 214, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy SP7, Policy LPP40(b), Policy LPP47, Policy LPP57, Policy LPP40(e), Policy LPP52, Policy LPP35, Policy LPP52(p), Policy LPP40(d)
Judgments cited: Shimbles v City of Bradford MBC [2018] EWHC 195 (Admin)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.