®Planning appeal decision
The Little Black Dog, The Street, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3AN
Planning appeal 3291778 at The Little Black Dog, The Street, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3AN (Ashford Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 November 2022 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the host non-designated heritage asset and whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Conservation Area.
change of use of building from former public house to form a single dwelling house, with off street parking and garden area; alterations to fenestration
- Authority
- Ashford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- TN23 3AN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the host non-designated heritage asset and whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Conservation Area
- The loss of an existing community facility
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that the proposed replacement windows would not harm the non-designated heritage asset and the character or appearance of the Conservation Area, combined with insufficient detail on the window design, outweighed the limited housing benefit of a single dwelling.
The limited social and economic benefit of providing one dwelling did not outweigh the significant potential harm to the non-designated heritage asset and the Conservation Area; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits and the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV13Policy ENV14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 11
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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