The Ferry Inn, Appledore Road, Stone In Oxney, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7JY

Planning appeal 3268773 at The Ferry Inn, Appledore Road, Stone In Oxney, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7JY (Ashford Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 June 2021 by Inspector MacLeod R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed awning on the character, appearance and significance of The Ferry Inn and adjacent listed buildings and their landscaped setting.

Construction of a Free-Standing Retractable Awning within Existing Public House Patio Area to Assist with Covid-19 Social Distance Compliance Regulations

Authority: Ashford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: MacLeod R
Postcode: TN30 7JY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed awning on the character, appearance and significance of The Ferry Inn and adjacent listed buildings and their landscaped setting

What decided it

The considerable impact of the awning on the setting of the listed building on its prime elevation outweighed the economic public benefits arising from the proposal

The less than substantial harm to the significance of the listed building and its setting outweighed the economic public benefits of maintaining the pub's viability during the Covid-19 pandemic

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP6Policy ENV13Policy ENV3b
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 193Paragraph 196

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