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Notice upheld29 November 20213264761

Lord Duncan , 59 New Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4AB

Planning appeal 3264761 at Lord Duncan , 59 New Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4AB (Medway Council) was dismissed on 29 November 2021 by Inspector Hand S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: there are no other planning objections to the principle of the 10 room HMO proposed in the s78 appeal then the only remaining issue is how much of the interior should be restored using traditional materials.

a change of use of former public house into a 10 No unit House of Multiple Occupation (HMO)

Authority
Medway Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Hand S
Postcode
ME4 4QR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • there are no other planning objections to the principle of the 10 room HMO proposed in the s78 appeal then the only remaining issue is how much of the interior should be restored using traditional materials

What decided it

The harm from loss of the historic pub use and bar area was outweighed by the public benefit of securing the long-term future and viable use of the derelict listed building through conversion to an HMO, subject to appropriate restoration of traditional internal finishes.

the harm to significance from the loss of the pub use and bar area was outweighed by the public good of securing the future of the listed building through its conversion to a viable HMO use

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