Planning appeal decision
1 High Street, St. Lawrence, Ramsgate, CT11 0QH
Planning appeal 3289660 at 1 High Street, St. Lawrence, Ramsgate, CT11 0QH (Thanet District Council) was dismissed on 9 October 2023 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed works would preserve the Grade II listed building, 1 and 3 High Street, or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses.
to erect a rear single storey extension following demolition of an existing single storey extension together with minor internal alteration s and external alterations to front boundary wall including new entrance gates and brick piers
- Authority
- Thanet District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- CT11 0QH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed works would preserve the Grade II listed building, 1 and 3 High Street, or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses
What decided it
The considerable harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building through the concealment and erosion of the historic rear elevation was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 201Paragraph 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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