Planning appeal decision
Prince Albert, 26 Wrotham Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0PW
Planning appeal 3335986 at Prince Albert, 26 Wrotham Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0PW (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 June 2024 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Conservation Area.
construction of an outbuilding to make ancillary restaurant seating
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
- Postcode
- DA11 0PW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposal would fail to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, and the identified economic and land use benefits do not outweigh this less than substantial harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS19Policy CS20Policy TC3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 124Paragraph 135Paragraph 139Paragraph 205Paragraph 208
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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