Replacement of all windows and doors

1. The Grade II* significance of 23 Lowther Village is primarily architectural and historic, reinforced by strong evidential and aesthetic values. It forms the terminal house of Nos. 23–26, a curved terrace designed by Robert Adam for Sir James Lowther and built between 1766 and 1773 as one quadrant of an intended circus within the Lowther Estate’s model village. Its architectural interest lies in the disciplined curved plan, balanced massing and restrained classical treatment. Mixed sandstone rubble, red sandstone lintels and sills, graduated green-slate roofs and a tightly controlled palette of traditional materials give the terrace coherence, hierarchy and visual distinction. Although the existing windows are later replacements, their single-glazed, flush timber casements and through glazing bars are consistent across both terraces and harmonise with the architectural character of the set-piece. This uniform fenestration is an important component of the listed building’s significance because it reinforces the crescent’s unity, symmetry and coherent architectural expression. The proposed replacement windows and doors would erode the consistent fenestration, architectural unity and visual rhythm that are fundamental to the significance of the Grade II* listed terrace at 23–26 Lowther Village. The resulting harm would not preserve the building’s special architectural and historic interest. The limited private energy-efficiency benefits do not outweigh that harm. The proposal therefore fails to satisfy the statutory duty under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, the requirements of the NPPF, and conflicts with Local Plan Policy 07, which seeks to conserve and enhance the significance of heritage assets.
2. Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 Article 35(2) statement. The Local Planning Authority were unable to identify solutions to the problems arising in relation to dealing with the application and recommend pre-application advice if a revised application is intended. The Authority has reached its decision based on the following information comprised in the application submission: Site location plan Heritage Design and Access Statement Window specification sheet Windows Photos Window details Window specifications

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