Planning appeal decision
3, Farm Cottages, Knowle, PO17 5LZ
Planning appeal 6004233 at 3, Farm Cottages, Knowle, PO17 5LZ (Winchester) was dismissed on 3 August 2026 by Inspector J J Evans, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the works would preserve a listed building and any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses.
the erection of oak framed orangery
- Authority
- Winchester
- Appeal type
- other · Planning listed building and conservation area
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- J J Evans
- Postcode
- PO17 5LZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the works would preserve a listed building and any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses
What decided it
The considerable harm to the significance of the listed building from the contemporary form and appearance of the extension outweighed the modest public benefits and private living space benefits, requiring dismissal under the statutory duty to preserve listed buildings.
The less than substantial harm to the listed building, albeit at the lower end of the scale and of considerable importance and weight, outweighed the modest public benefit of removing the store and the private benefits of additional living space, resulting in dismissal
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP Policy HE1LP Policy HE2LP Policy HE3LP Policy HE5LP Policy HE8
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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