Gaines Hall, Attleton Green, Wickhambrook, CB8 8YA

a single storey side extension and garage

Authority: West Suffolk
Appeal type: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Bayliss G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The main issue is whether or not the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building or any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, and whether its significance as a heritage asset would be preserved.

What decided it

The considerable weight attached to the moderate level of less than substantial harm to the listed building's significance was not outweighed by the limited weight public benefits, and no clear and convincing justification was provided for the harm.

The moderate level of less than substantial harm to the significance of the listed building, attracting considerable importance and weight, outweighed the public benefits of the proposal, which were of limited weight.

Plan policies cited: Policy LP35

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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