®Planning appeal decision
Flat 1 Mostyn Mere Flats, 4 Westbourne Road, Scarborough , North Yorkshire, YO11 2SP
double glazing of the whole property (flat) due to severe cold temperatures in the flat. New front door (upvc) and proposed back door (upvc)
- Authority
- North Yorkshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Gilbert R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area, including the setting of Scarborough Conservation Area (SCA)
What decided it
The unsympathetic design of the replacement uPVC windows would result in less than substantial harm to the setting of the Scarborough Conservation Area, to which great weight must be applied, and this harm is not outweighed by the limited public benefits of thermal efficiency.
The less than substantial harm to the setting of the Scarborough Conservation Area, given great weight, was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of improved thermal efficiency and carbon reduction, as the windows serve only a small part of a larger building and there is no substantive evidence of energy savings.
Plan policies cited: Policy DEC1, Policy DEC5
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.