The Bakery, East Side, North Littleton, WR11 8QW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the proposal, that has already been largely completed, would preserve a Grade II listed building known as 'Barn to South of Old Farmhouse, North Littleton' (Ref: 1081323), also referred to by the main parties as the Dairy Barn, or any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses

What decided it

The physical proximity of the outbuilding to the Barn would prevent external maintenance of the Barn wall and would obscure and visually compete with the Barn's simple historic form, causing less than substantial but considerable harm to the listed building that was not outweighed by any public benefits.

less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building was not outweighed by the private benefits of garden improvement and local support, which did not constitute public benefits sufficient to justify the harm