The Stables, Allerton Park, KNARESBOROUGH, North Yorkshire, HG5 0SE

internal alterations including lift, with new external steps and wheelchair lift

Authority: North Yorkshire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Francis M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve the grade II listed building, The Stables, or any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses

What decided it

The harm to the significance of the listed building caused by the siting and construction of the external wheelchair lift and steps on the prominent eastern elevation, which would be visually discordant and contrary to historic patterns of access, could not be justified by the personal and limited public benefits offered.

Framework references: 57, 212, 213, 215

Plan policies cited: Policy H2 of the Harrogate District Local Plan 2014-2035, 2020, Harrogate District Heritage Management Guidance Supplementary Planning Document, 2014

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