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Former Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara, Clarence Place, Gravesend, DA12 1LD
Planning appeal 3255909 at Former Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara, Clarence Place, Gravesend, DA12 1LD (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 July 2021 by Inspector Cliff D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Windmill Hill Conservation Area ('the Conservation Area').
demolition of the existing building and the construction of one new building accommodating 16 two-bedroom apartments and 3 one-bedroom apartments with 19 car parking spaces, cycle storage provision and bin stores contained within a basement area
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Cliff D
- Postcode
- DA12 1LD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Windmill Hill Conservation Area ('the Conservation Area')
- Whether there is clear and convincing justification for any harm that would result to the significance of the Conservation Area as a designated heritage asset
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Windmill Hill Conservation Area, from both the loss of the existing building and the design of the replacement, was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme.
The public benefits of the proposal, including housing delivery against a 3.2 year housing land supply, effective use of land, and community benefits, were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the significance of the Conservation Area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS19Policy CS20Policy TC3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 193Paragraph 196Paragraph 201
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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