®Planning appeal decision
The Old Bakehouse, Six Bells Lane, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JE
Planning appeal 3280857 at The Old Bakehouse, Six Bells Lane, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JE (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 15 December 2021 by Inspector Evans M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Sevenoaks High Street Conservation Area and the effect on the settings of nearby Listed Buildings.
the conversion of disused outbuildings (washroom and outdoor WC), and an enclosed courtyard into a one bedroom annex for the Old Bakehouse
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Evans M
- Postcode
- TN13 1JE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Sevenoaks High Street Conservation Area and the effect on the settings of nearby Listed Buildings
What decided it
The absence of adequate evidence to assess the significance of potentially affected historic fabric and the resultant unacceptable risk of harm to the setting of nearby listed buildings and the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, which could not be adequately addressed by condition.
The less than substantial harm to heritage assets, to which great weight must be attached, significantly outweighed the limited public benefits of re-use and modest sustainability improvements, resulting in dismissal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1 of the Sevenoaks Core StrategyPolicy EN1 of the Sevenoaks Allocation and Development Management PlanPolicy EN4 of the Sevenoaks Allocation and Development Management Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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