®Planning appeal decision
45 Grosvenor Place, Margate, CT9 1UW
Planning appeal 3332097 at 45 Grosvenor Place, Margate, CT9 1UW (Thanet District Council) was dismissed on 20 September 2024 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the effect on the setting of the Margate Conservation Area and nearby Grade II Listed Buildings.
the erection of three storey building containing 8No self-contained flats (1No 3-bed, 5No 2-bed and 2No 1-bed) following demolition of existing building and excavation
- Authority
- Thanet District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- CT9 1UW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the effect on the setting of the Margate Conservation Area and nearby Grade II Listed Buildings
- The living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to Nos. 3 and 4 Grosvenor Hill
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets (the Margate Conservation Area and Grade II Listed Building No.64 Grosvenor Place) was not justified by the public benefits of the proposal, and the unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions provided an independent reason for dismissal.
The considerable benefits of delivering eight residential units in an area of housing undersupply and reusing previously developed land were outweighed by the importance and weight attributed to the erosion of the setting and significance of the heritage assets and the unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QD02Policy HE02Policy QD03
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 16
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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