Stonebridge Lodge, West Street, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7RU

Authority: Swale Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Thomas N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal preserves the listed buildings, their settings and any features of special architectural and historic interest that they possess
Whether it preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the conservation area
The effect on the significance of Stonebridge Pond as a non-designated heritage asset

What decided it

The proposal would fail to preserve the special interest of the Grade II listed building and would not preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the conservation area, with public benefits insufficient to outweigh the less than substantial but considerable heritage harm.

Framework references: 205, 206, 208, 164, 209, 63

Plan policies cited: CP4, CP8, DM14, DM16, DM29, DM32, DM33, NP Policy HE1, NP Policy HE2, NP Policy HE3, NP Policy NE3

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What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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