College Cottage, The College, Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, OX27 0HW

construction of a 2-storey extension, internal alterations to the existing house and proposed replacement of the existing front door

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Fleming L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area bearing in mind the appeal property is a non-designated heritage asset and is within the Marsh Gibbon Conservation Area

What decided it

The overhang detail created by the difference between the appeal scheme and the approved fallback scheme would be simple and traditional in character, consistent with the appeal property and surrounding buildings, and would not be prominent or noticeable from any viewpoint within the conservation area or heritage asset settings.

Plan policies cited: Policy MG1 of the Marsh Gibbon Neighbourhood Plan (2014), Policy BE1 of the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan (2021), Policy BE2 of the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan (2021)

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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