®Planning appeal decision
Willow Tree Farm Wrotham Road, Meopham, Gravesend, DA13 0AH
Planning appeal 3294958 at Willow Tree Farm Wrotham Road, Meopham, Gravesend, DA13 0AH (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 May 2023 by Inspector Chamberlain G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the setting of the George Inn Public House, which is a Grade II listed building.
Demolition of existing Holly Cottage, creation of new shared access route, and the re-building of a replacement 4 bedroom chalet-bungalow with detached double garage on the site frontage and erection of 7no new 4 bedroom houses with integral double garages in gated development to the rear of the new Holly Cottage, and part rear garden of Willow Tree Farm
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Chamberlain G
- Postcode
- DA13 0AH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the setting of the George Inn Public House, which is a Grade II listed building
- Whether the proposed development would make adequate provision for affordable housing
- The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposed development on the setting of The Street Meopham Conservation Area and the character and appearance of the landscape
- Whether the proposal would provide safe and suitable access
What decided it
The moderate harm to the setting and significance of the Grade II listed George Inn, which would not be outweighed by the public benefits of the proposal, combined with failures on affordable housing, biodiversity surveys, and highway safety.
The public benefits of housing delivery and economic support, cumulatively of significant weight, did not outweigh the moderate but permanent less-than-substantial harm to the listed building's significance, which carried weight of a high order.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS20Policy CS16Policy CS02Policy CS12Policy CS19Policy CS11Policy T1Policy T5Policy P3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 64Paragraph 131Paragraph 200Paragraph 202Paragraph 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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