Planning appeal decision
Hardacre House, Mill Lane, Preston, Kent, CT3 1HB
Planning appeal 3310451 at Hardacre House, Mill Lane, Preston, Kent, CT3 1HB (Dover District Council) was allowed on 31 August 2023 by Inspector Davies G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed extension would preserve the listed building and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
a single storey side extension
- Authority
- Dover District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Davies G
- Postcode
- CT3 1HB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed extension would preserve the listed building and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The extension's subservient single storey lean-to form positioned at the rear of an already-extended range, combined with its sympathetic design using appropriate materials, would preserve the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1Policy DM15Policy DM16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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