15 Manor Road, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2RZ

change of use and conversion from commercial premises to 4 self-contained residential apartments, together with the erection of a 1st and 2nd floor rear extension, external staircase, balustrade and boundary wall without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref Y16/0867/SH, dated 11 October 2016

Authority: Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Smith D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the windows on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
Whether adequate provision would be made for the storage of bicycles

What decided it

The replacement windows are acceptable in their context as they reflect the type of fenestration existing within the terrace, and the original 2016 permission did not secure bicycle storage facilities, providing no justification to impose such a requirement now.

Plan policies cited: Policy HB1, Policy HB8, Policy T5, Policy SD1

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