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Dismissed21 October 20266003728

1 Church Farm Cottages, Church Road, Minehead, TA24 5JR

Planning appeal 6003728 at 1 Church Farm Cottages, Church Road, Minehead, TA24 5JR (Somerset Council) was dismissed on 21 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the significance of the Grade II listed Church Farm Cottages, the Grade II* Church of St Michael, the Grade II listed walls and lychgate associated with St Michael's Church, including any contribution made by their settings, and on the character and appearance of the Higher Town Conservation Area.

resurfacing of part of front garden with stone paving and erection of

Authority
Somerset Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder
Procedure
Written
Development
other
Postcode
TA24 5JR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the significance of the Grade II listed Church Farm Cottages, the Grade II* Church of St Michael, the Grade II listed walls and lychgate associated with St Michael's Church, including any contribution made by their settings, and on the character and appearance of the Higher Town Conservation Area

What decided it

The considerable importance and weight that must be given to the statutory objectives of preserving the setting of the listed building and the character and appearance of the conservation area meant that the accessibility and practical benefits were insufficient to outweigh the identified heritage harm.

The accessibility benefits to occupiers (moderate weight), practical level and drainage benefits (modest weight), and use of characteristic materials (modest weight) were insufficient to outweigh the harm to the significance of the Grade II listed Church Farm Cottages through its effect on their setting and the failure to preserve the character and appearance of the Higher Town Conservation Area, to which considerable importance and weight must be given.

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