®Planning appeal decision
19 Grimston Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2PU
Planning appeal 3276972 at 19 Grimston Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2PU (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) was dismissed on 6 December 2021 by Inspector Lawrence E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building, the street scene and the Folkestone, Leas and Bayle Conservation Area.
a self-contained ground floor flat
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Lawrence E
- Postcode
- CT20 2PU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building, the street scene and the Folkestone, Leas and Bayle Conservation Area
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area caused by the loss of the open gap between the host building and its side boundary was not outweighed by the modest public benefits of the proposal.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Folkestone, Leas and Bayle Conservation Area was weighed against the modest public benefits of temporary construction employment and provision of a small dwelling, with the harm clearly outweighing the benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE1Policy HB1Policy HB8Policy HB10Policy BE1Policy BE8Policy NE3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
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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