The Thatched Cottage Cambridge Road, Quendon, SAFFRON WALDEN, CB11 3XJ

erect a one storey extension, modify the internal layout and restore/renovate parts of the listed building

Authority: Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Catcheside E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses and whether the character or appearance of the Quendon and Rickling Green Conservation Area would be preserved or enhanced

What decided it

The absence of clear and convincing justification for the harmful loss of historic fabric through the proposed staircase opening into the lounge, combined with insufficient detail on the double-glazed windows to demonstrate they would not be harmful, meant the public benefits could not outweigh the considerable weight ascribed to the heritage harm.

Plan policies cited: Policy ENV1, Policy ENV2, Policy NQRHD2

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