Planning appeal decision
12 The Dower House Parnell Road, Stoke Gifford, BS16 1ZS
Planning appeal 3363959 at 12 The Dower House Parnell Road, Stoke Gifford, BS16 1ZS (South Gloucestershire Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 3 August 2026 by Inspector Hand S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the erection of an internal partition wall without listed building consent preserves the special architectural or historic interest of the character of the building.
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hand S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the erection of an internal partition wall without listed building consent preserves the special architectural or historic interest of the character of the building
- Whether the time for compliance with the enforcement notice is reasonable
What decided it
The partition wall causes real and obvious harm to the special architectural or historic interest of the character of the building by subdividing one of the few surviving large canted bay rooms from the original Georgian architecture, with no countervailing public benefits to offset this harm.
The less than substantial harm to the special architectural or historic interest of the character of the listed building was not outweighed by any countervailing public benefits.
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