®Planning appeal decision
The Court House, 23 Newbiggin Street, Thaxted, CM6 2QS
single storey rear kitchen extension and replacement lean-to shed to provide home office
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning listed building and conservation area
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- CM6 2QS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, known as 'Court House', and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
- The extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Thaxted Conservation Area
What decided it
The harm to the special interest of the listed building from the proposed glazing, which would be out of keeping with traditional fenestration and introduce new glazing in an area with no historic precedent, could not be justified by the limited public benefits of the scheme.
The less than substantial harm to the special interest of the listed building, given great weight, outweighed the limited public benefits of investment and improved internal light, which were primarily private benefits
Framework references: 212, 213, 215
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 62
Judgments cited: South Oxfordshire DC v SSE & J Donaldson [1991] CO/1440/89
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.