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Long Barn 3 Barn End Empingham Rutland LE15 8PG

2026/0283/LBAListed Building ApplicationRefused
Listed building consent

Refused on 24 April 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Alterations to existing window, new rooflight and new flue to the rear elevation of the existing property. Redecoration of existing windows and doors.

Received
6 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Normanton Ward
Agent
Runcorn Architects Ltd
  1. Received6 Mar
  2. Validated6 Mar
  3. Consult.2 Apr
  4. Target1 May
  5. Decided24 Apr

Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at Long Barn 3 Barn End Empingham Rutland LE15 8PG. Rutland has handled 287 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days. The site is in the Empingham conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across Normanton Ward. We hold 3,196 applications in total for the LE15 postcode area.

86% of heritage applications at Rutland County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The insertion of the proposed rooflight would result in harm to the barn through an additional larger opening, interrupting the rhythm of the roof and not aligning with the existing rooflights, resulting in an awkward visual appearance. Furthermore, the proposed elongated window would adversely affect the pattern and rhythm of the fenestration on this elevation. The proposals would therefore be harmful to the robust agricultural origins of the listed barn. This harm would be at the lower end of the less than substantial scale but without any public benefit to outweigh the harm. As such, the proposal is contrary to policy CS22 of the Core Strategy, policy SP20 of the Site Allocations and Policies DPD, the NPPF paragraph 215 and Section 66 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LE15 8PG
Application type
Listed Building Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Empingham Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 March 2026
Consultation expiry
17 April 2026
Consultation start
12 March 2026
Consultation end
2 April 2026
Last date for comments
17 April 2026
Target decision date
1 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Runcorn Architects Ltd
Architect profile
RUNCORN ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address
3 Station Road Uppingham Oakham Rutland LE15 9TX

Planning decision

Case officer
Joe Mitson
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
19 March 2026
Advertisement expiry
11 April 2026
Site notice start
25 March 2026
Site notice end
17 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14751034
Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Empingham
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Rutland

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