51 Cambridge Road, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 2NS

described on the application form as ‘replacement of rear roof with slate and associated alterations’. Appeal B, ref: 6002780 51 Cambridge Road, Marlow SL7 2NS

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council
Appeal type: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Bristow T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the replacement of historic fabric with somewhat comparable modern materials would adversely affect special interest or significance

What decided it

The absence of substantive justification for using Spanish slate instead of contextually and historically appropriate Welsh slate, combined with the inherent harm to the listed building's authenticity and special interest through replacement of historic fabric.

Framework references: 212, 213, 215

Plan policies cited: CP9, CP11, DM31, DM36

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