Agenda item

The Planning Officer informed Members of a correction to paragraph 10 of the report, which stated that the application was for a 3 bedroomed  open market dwelling, when it should have said a 5 bedroomed open market dwelling.  The Officer informed Members that an application  for conversion of the barn to a dwelling was considered by the Planning Committee approximately 12 months ago, but the Officers still had similar concerns to last time. The Officer then went on to present the report and outline the reasons for refusal.

The following spoke under the public participation at meetings scheme:

·         Ellie Hensby, Applicant

Members were concerned that there were not enough changes to the previous refused application, and there was good policy reason for not allowing the application.

A motion to refuse the application was proposed, seconded, voted on and carried.

RESOLVED:

That the application be REFUSED for the following reasons:

1.    The proposed conversion would harm the heritage significance of the barn by virtue of domestication of its character and setting, with no material planning considerations outweighing that harm, contrary to policies L3, DMC3, DMC5, and DMC10, and to the heritage provisions of the NPPF.

2.    The proposed conversion would harm the special landscape character of the locality by virtue of domestication of the barn and its rural agricultural setting, with no material planning considerations outweighing that harm, contrary to policies L1, DMC3, and DMC10, and to the provisions of the NPPF insofar as they relate to landscape protection within National Parks.