Land off, Back Lane, Beckford, GL20 7AF

Permission in Principle for up to 5 dwellings

Authority: Wychavon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Sibley G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the setting of the Grade II listed Manor House
the effect of the proposal on the setting of the Cotswolds National Landscape

What decided it

The harm to the significance of the Grade II listed Manor House arising from the suburbanisation of its rural setting, which carries statutory significance under section 66(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, outweighs the modest public benefits of the proposal.

the modest public benefits of five dwellings and associated economic, social and environmental benefits were weighed against the harm to the significance of the listed building arising from the change to its setting, and the benefits did not outweigh the importance and weight afforded to the heritage harm

Framework references: 11, 215

Plan policies cited: SWDPR 03, SWDPR 09, SWDPR 28, SWDPR 31, SWDPR 33, SWDPR 34

Judgments cited: Mann LJ, R (Midcounties Co-Operation Limited) and Baroness Cumberlege Judgments

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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