{"id":22596,"date":"2019-05-07T16:10:09","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T15:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=22596"},"modified":"2019-05-06T16:53:28","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T15:53:28","slug":"update-from-the-ihbcs-research-consultant-pins-says-dont-change-your-door-without-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=22596","title":{"rendered":"Update from the IHBC\u2019s Research Consultant: PINS says \u2018Don&#8217;t change your door without approval\u2019:"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PINS_logo_open_gov_licence_v3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-22597\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PINS_logo_open_gov_licence_v3.png\" alt=\"logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" \/><\/a>The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) has recently upheld an enforcement notice concerning the installation of a door with \u2018stained glass depictions of local landscapes\u2019 in the Chapmanslord Conservation Area, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, despite an article 4 direction in place since 2017 removing Permitted Development (PD) rights to alter or replace front doors.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>IHBC Research Consultant Bob Kindred writes:<\/p>\n<p>The Planning Inspector noted that front doors play a part in characterising the conservation area and on visiting the property observed that the houses typically had painted timber doors with a glazed section at the top, comprising small square panes or a simple Art Nouveau-style stained glass motif.<\/p>\n<p>The appellant\u2019s property was otherwise typical of the area, had replaced their front door with one incorporating the large panels arguing that it gave the house \u2018distinction\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>While the Inspector noted the depiction of local scenes might be an attractive design \u2018in itself or in another setting\u2019, special attention must be paid to preserving the conservation area. The replacement door was therefore \u2018out of character\u2019 and occupied a \u2018prominent and highly visible\u2019 location.<\/p>\n<p>The appellants argument that the previous door was \u2018not original, of poor design and quality, single-glazed and ill fitting\u2019 was not accepted as photographs of the previous door had showed it with small glass panes \u2018more in keeping with the area\u2019 and consequently the enforcement notice was upheld.<\/p>\n<p>See more news from PINS on the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?s=PINS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IHBC NewsBlogs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) has recently upheld an enforcement notice concerning the installation of a door with \u2018stained glass depictions of local landscapes\u2019 in the Chapmanslord Conservation Area, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, despite an article 4 direction in place since 2017 removing &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=22596\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22596"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22598,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22596\/revisions\/22598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}