- Decision
- allowed, 8 September 2026
- Decided by
- Planning Inspector: L Fleming
- Authority
- Rutland (East Midlands)
- Appeal reference
- 6008495
- Application reference
- 2025/1700/LBA
- Procedure
- written representations
- Development
- Replacement of modern rear bedroom and kitchen windows, patio doors and side door at Grade II listed house
- Site context
- listed building setting, conservation area, inside settlement
- Green Belt
- No
- Framework applied
- August 2026 NPPF
- Determinative policies
- HE6
- Development plan policies
- Rutland Core Strategy 2011 CS22, Site Allocations and Policies DPD 2014 SP20, Rutland Window and Door Design Guidance SPD 2025
- Main issues
- Grade II listed building; Lyddington Conservation Area
Summary
Replacing modern rear windows and doors at a Grade II listed ironstone house in Lyddington Conservation Area was allowed (planning and LBC). The existing units were modern and degraded, and the replacements with astragal bars would be an improvement with limited visibility. There was no harm, so no public-benefits balance was run (DL ¶9-11).
What made the difference
The fabric being replaced was not historic. The SPD's preference for integral glazing bars applies to historic windows, and the inspector read it that way (DL ¶8-9). Contrast PINS-6008490, where original sashes were lost.
Policy findings
Policy codes are those of the National Planning Policy Framework (August 2026) unless a development plan is named.
| Policy | Finding | Weight | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| HE6 | pass | modern degraded units replaced, not historic fabric; astragal bars "would not appear excessive"; "improved appearance"; special interest preserved and CA preserved; "no conflict with the heritage preservation aims of the Framework" — no specific HE code cited (DL 9-11) |
Key facts
- Appeal A 6008494 (planning, 2025/1699/FUL) and Appeal B 6008495 (LBC) decided together (DL 3)
- Windows being replaced are C20 and "clearly not historic fabric" so the SPD's historic-window guidance does not bite (DL 9)
- Parties not re-consulted; policies "have not materially changed" (DL 4)
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Sources
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