Planning appeal decision
Flat D, Avenay Court , 217 Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 2LN
Planning appeal 3273369 at Flat D, Avenay Court , 217 Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 2LN (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) was dismissed on 20 July 2021 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the replacement front and rear first floor timber bay windows with uPVC windows upon the character and appearance of the host property and the wider area.
to replace rotten wooden Sash Windows and metal framed windows to 3 sides of the property. It will include full Sash Box removal and strengthening works to the large bays front and rear of the property. There are 12 windows in total
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- CT20 2LN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the replacement front and rear first floor timber bay windows with uPVC windows upon the character and appearance of the host property and the wider area.
What decided it
The replacement uPVC windows would have bulkier frames and different visual texture than the existing timber sashes, creating harmful visual detachment from the building's traditional architecture and conflicting with Policy HB1.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HB1
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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