®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed20 February 20266001478
Pollards, Townsend, Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DX
- Authority
- Vale of White Horse District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Stephens K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development and works preserve the Grade II listed building known as Pollards, or its setting, or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses
- Whether the development and works preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Harwell Conservation Area
What decided it
The use of unsympathetic replacement roof tiles that failed to match the colour, texture and profile of the existing tiles, combined with the absence of clear and convincing justification for this choice, resulted in harm to the listed building and conservation area that could not be justified by the limited public benefits of the repair works.
Framework references: 212, 213, 214, 215
Plan policies cited: CP37, CP39, DP23, DP36, DP38
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.