Planning Application Details

P99/W0625/LBApplication Type: Listed Bldg. Consent (Show Map - opens in new window)
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Description
Move pipe organ from hospital chapel to enable restoration and place in Kirkwall, Orkney.
Location
Hospital Chapel, Fair Mile Hospital, Reading Road, Cholsey
Grid Reference
459658/185937
Applicant
Kirkwall East Church
c/o East Church Manse
Thoms Street
KIRKWALL
Orkney
KW15 1PF
Agent
Rev Allan McCafferty
East Church Manse
Thoms Street
Kirkwall
ORKNEY
KW15 1PF
Constraints
Grade II Listed Building
Case Officer
Sharon Crawford
Telephone: 01235 422600
Email: planning@southoxon.gov.uk
Consultation / Notification
No further Representations on this application will be accepted.

Consultations / Notifications to date are shown below.

Name / Number
Date Sent
Response Date
 
c/o Mrs M Edmonds
The Pavilion,
Station Road,
Cholsey,
WALLINGFORD, Oxon
OX10 9PT
20 09 1999
 
Tech.Dir,Babtie Engineering S.

 
Conservation Officer

 
Application Type
Other
         (Listed Bldg. Consent)
        
Application Progress
Date Received  
3rd September 1999
Registration Date  
3rd September 1999
Start Consultation Period  
3rd September 1999
End Consultation Period  
7th October 1999
Target Decision Date  
29th October 1999
Decision
Refusal of Listed Building Consent on 1st December 1999
Conditions / Refusal Reasons
The proposal would be contrary to the provisions of the South Oxfordshire
Local Plan which seek to protect the District's environmental resources
(policy G1).  The alteration or removal of historic internal features in
buildings included on the statutory list of buildings of special
architectural or historic interest will only be permitted in
exceptional circumstances (CON5).  In this case the chapel organ was
purpose designed and built for the Fairmile chapel and has formed
an intrinsic part of the character of the building since its
insertion.  Whilst the organ has deteriorated in recent years due to
a lack of maintenance, remedial works are to be undertaken to prevent
further deterioration.  As such it is considered that the case to
support the removal of the organ does not represent an exceptional
circumstance to justify the loss of the organ which would be detrimental
to the character of the listed building.

Appeal

        No appeal lodged.
        
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