®Planning appeal decision
Theresa's Cottage, Marden Hill, HERTFORD, SG14 2NE
‘roof conversion incorporating 3 new conservation rooflights to north elevation and a replacement rooflight to south elevation. Internal alterations to remove first floor partition walls, install new staircase between first floor and second floor, install new first floor and second floor partition walls’
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the special interest of the Grade II* listed building, 'Marden Hill House, Service Block and Annexe' and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
What decided it
The uncertainty over the effects of internal alterations within the attic level relating to removal of beams and provision of services to the bathroom, combined with the inability to determine that any consequent harm would be outweighed by public benefits, meant the proposal failed to preserve the special interest of the Grade II* listed building and lacked clear and convincing justification.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy HA1, Policy HA7, Policy HOU11, Policy DES4
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