Although once a part of land residing with C17 Little Abbots (designated Grade II in 1987), the application site is now divorced from this and no longer forms a part of the designated heritage asset’s curtilage. It does, however, comprise part of the near setting of this.

Coordinated with WS Planning & Architecture, the project involved the installation of 38 ground-mounted solar panels to provide a green, renewable energy source for the main dwelling, assisting in the reduction of carbon emissions whilst seeking to achieve an environmentally sustainable property.

To mitigate any potential for harm, the separation between listed building and proposed panels was considerable, whilst the panels themselves would occupy an existing chicken pen and in turn be bounded by mature hedging and trees.

The potential for intervisibility between designated heritage asset and application site is therefore greatly reduced and no unduly adverse effect would result to the present openness of the asset’s setting. Environmental benefits would also be considerable.