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Dismissed2 October 20266005014

7 East Mersea Road, West Mersea, CO5 8SL

Planning appeal 6005014 at 7 East Mersea Road, West Mersea, CO5 8SL (Colchester City Council) was dismissed on 2 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve no 7 East Mersea Road, otherwise known as Barrow Hill House, a Grade II listed dwelling, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.

a two storey rear flat roof extension with perimeter parapet

Authority
Colchester City Council
Appeal type
other · Planning listed building and conservation area
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
CO5 8SL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would preserve no 7 East Mersea Road, otherwise known as Barrow Hill House, a Grade II listed dwelling, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses

What decided it

The proposed extension would create an awkward and jarring physical relationship with the building's characteristic catslide roof, failing to integrate sympathetically and thereby harming the special architectural and historic interest of the Grade II listed building, with no public benefits to outweigh this harm.

The harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building, to which considerable importance and weight must be attributed under Framework policy HE6, was not outweighed by any public benefits, as the private benefits of enhanced internal accommodation and subjective visual improvements do not constitute the public benefits required to justify harm to a heritage asset.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP7Policy DM16Policy DM13Policy DM15Policy WM25

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