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with doing things to your house that require planning - you can (theoretically) do what the fuck you like.Until someone complains.
Then you (sometimes) have to undo it all.Sometimes the complainant can be an eagle-eyed planning officer, but more often than not a grumpy neighbour who wasn't allowed to do what you did do, or simply a jealous curtain-twitcher.
Dugtheslug
Greenbank
So disappointing but not surprising.
Send the planners a copy of this - https://www.architectscan.org/conservation-area-toolkit-retrofit-homes
Do you have a Green party local councillor? MP? Put pressure on them about how this totally contradicts national and local targets for net zero, and locally I think your council declared a Climate and Biodiversity Emergency long ago. It's a longer game than appealing your individual application, but until there is change to the local guidance this kind of decision is repeated everywhere. There's probably a local campaign group on this too.
In the meantime - secondary glazing which is reversible (as in doesn't damage the existing fabric) may be more acceptable and is very effective (for you to be more comfortable and leak less heat in winter).