Planning appeal decision
1 Astor Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 3BB
Planning appeal 3338991 at 1 Astor Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 3BB (Thanet District Council) was dismissed on 17 December 2024 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development and works would preserve the Grade II listed building, 1 Astor Road, or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses, and the extent to which the works would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Reading Street Conservation Area.
the erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory
- Authority
- Thanet District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- CT10 3BB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development and works would preserve the Grade II listed building, 1 Astor Road, or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses, and the extent to which the works would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Reading Street Conservation Area
What decided it
The considerable harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building and the Reading Street Conservation Area, assessed as less than substantial but of considerable importance and weight, was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE02Policy HE03
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 214Paragraph 215
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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