®Planning appeal decision
6, King Street, Saffron Walden, CB10 1ES
Planning appeal 3359527 at 6, King Street, Saffron Walden, CB10 1ES (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 19 August 2025 by Inspector James A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, known as '6, King Street', and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
Change of use of upper floors to form two residential units with associated works
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- James A
- Postcode
- CB10 1ES
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, known as '6, King Street', and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The proposal would fail to preserve the special interest of the Grade II listed building through harmful and irreversible loss of historic fabric and alteration of the historic plan form, and the modest public benefits were insufficient to outweigh the great weight afforded to preservation of heritage assets.
The less than substantial harm to the listed building at the lower end of the scale, afforded considerable weight, outweighed the modest public benefits of housing delivery, heritage conservation works, and economic benefit, with heritage protection policies providing a strong reason for refusal under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework notwithstanding the Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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