Stable Flat, Old Church Road, East Hanningfield , Chelmsford , Essex , CM3 8BQ

proposed conversion of disused stables and tack room to extend existing dwelling without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 23/01954/FUL, dated 12 February 2024

Authority: Chelmsford Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Gardner L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect that varying condition 2 and removing condition 5 would have on the setting of the Grade II listed building known as East Hanningfield Hall

What decided it

The proposed insertion of additional windows and doors would harm the setting of the Grade II listed building East Hanningfield Hall by eroding the modest rural appearance of the converted agricultural building, and the modest public benefits do not outweigh this heritage harm.

Framework references: 215

Plan policies cited: Policy DM11, Policy DM23, Strategic Policy S3, Policy DM13

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