®Planning appeal decision
108-110 Broadway, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1TS
Planning appeal 3307532 at 108-110 Broadway, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1TS (Swale Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 9 August 2023 by Inspector Griffin E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the area having particular regard to the desirability of preserving the setting of the nearby Grade II Roman Catholic Church of Saint Henry and Saint Elizabeth.
Without the benefit of planning permission, development in the form of the addition of security roller shutters to the front of the existing buildings on the Land
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Griffin E
- Postcode
- ME12 1TS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area having particular regard to the desirability of preserving the setting of the nearby Grade II Roman Catholic Church of Saint Henry and Saint Elizabeth
What decided it
The roller shutters create an austere appearance that fails to preserve the setting of the Grade II listed Church and harms the character of the area, with no public benefits sufficient to outweigh this heritage harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM14Policy DM32Policy DM16Policy DM15Policy CP4
- 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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